पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.75°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.09°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha262.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.91°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra204.53°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani225.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:37
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868912.27
Julian Day2457377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.34°
🪷 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 (24.0761°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2015-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)