पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · December 22, 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.53°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra167.24°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha260.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra292.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani235.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:46 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:35 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:38 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:37
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869279.27
Julian Day2457744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.47°
🪷 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 (24.0901°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2016-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)