पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 2, 2028 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra313.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha268.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra291.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani356.87°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:20
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:01
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 Udveg06:51 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873307.27
Julian Day2461772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.47°
🪷 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 (24.2442°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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: 2028-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)