पञ्चाङ्ग — Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · December 18, 2042 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 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.78°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra306.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha261.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra194.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani199.34°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 10:52
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.367°
Longitude: 79.4304°
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)1878771.27
Julian Day2467236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.59°
🪷 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 (24.4532°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2042-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)