पञ्चाङ्ग — Bengaluru, Karnataka · January 6, 2026 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 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha251.86°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani332.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Bengaluru, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:35 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:51
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9716°
Longitude: 77.5946°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 920 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872581.27
Julian Day2461046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.74°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)