पञ्चाङ्ग — Dehradun, Uttarakhand · January 8, 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 5.9 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन्।।5.9।।
"5.9 Though he talks, though he gives and receives, though he opens his eyes and shuts them, he still knows that his senses are merely disporting themselves among the objects of perception." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.9'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra143.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha254.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra263.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani332.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Dehradun, Uttarakhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 14:59
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla09:50 – 11:07
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:16 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:33 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:50 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:50 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:33 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.3165°
Longitude: 78.0322°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872583.27
Julian Day2461048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.83°
🪷 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 (24.2165°), declination -22.26°, EoT -6.70 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: 2026-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)