पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 8, 2040 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 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra180.11°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.69°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha264.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra227.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani166.73°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
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 Kāla16:05 – 17:24
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:05
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
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):
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 Udveg06:52 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:05 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:24 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:05 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:52 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877696.27
Julian Day2466161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.62°
🪷 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 (24.4120°), declination -22.31°, 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: 2040-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)