पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 8, 2043 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha251.73°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra215.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani201.21°TulāViśākhā P1

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)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:52
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 Kāla13:27 – 14:46
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:30 – 10:49
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:52 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:30 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:30 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878792.27
Julian Day2467257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.17°
🪷 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 (24.4540°), declination -22.28°, 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: 2043-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)