पञ्चाङ्ग — Chandigarh · January 12, 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 5.13 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी।

नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्।।5.13।।
"5.13 Mentally renouncing all actions, the self-controlled soul enjoys bliss in this body, the city of the nine gates, neither doing anything himself nor causing anything to be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.13'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.79°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha261.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra268.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.77°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Chandigarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:06
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:22 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:39 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:39 – 07:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7333°
Longitude: 76.7794°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872587.27
Julian Day2461052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.34°
🪷 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 (24.2166°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)