पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 25, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।

कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.35°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra153.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.21°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha246.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.35°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.39°TulāViśākhā P2

Ayodhyā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:02
Varjyam07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:48 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868186.27
Julian Day2456651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.65°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0483°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2013-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)