पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 28, 2026 CE

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🪷 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.07°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra127.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha249.01°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani344.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:40
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872937.27
Julian Day2461402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.29°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2300°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)