पञ्चाङ्ग — Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · December 31, 2008 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 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.70°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha274.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:33
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:16
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:05 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.367°
Longitude: 79.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866366.27
Julian Day2454831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.53°
🪷 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 (23.9787°), declination -23.08°, EoT -3.26 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: 2008-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)