पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 13, 2004 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 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha244.80°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra303.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani74.74°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:08
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:03 – 14:24
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:36 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:19 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:41 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:03 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:24 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:24 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:03 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:41 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:19 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864552.27
Julian Day2453017.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.20°
🪷 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 (23.9093°), declination -21.61°, EoT -8.64 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: 2004-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)