पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 15, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.89°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha228.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra193.24°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:16
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872924.27
Julian Day2461389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.32°
🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 2026-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)