पञ्चाङ्ग — Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · December 23, 2016 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.55°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra179.22°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha259.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.50°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani236.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:37
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:02 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:19 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:19 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869280.27
Julian Day2457745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.47°
🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2016-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)