पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 8, 2029 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 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra180.08°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.08°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.40°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra245.25°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:46
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:51 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:24 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:51 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873679.27
Julian Day2462144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.40°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 2029-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)