पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 2, 2009 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 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra318.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.21°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha276.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:37 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:37 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:58
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:16
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:34 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:37 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:58 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:58 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:37 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:16 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:55 – 07:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866368.27
Julian Day2454833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.70°
🪷 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 (23.9788°), declination -22.92°, EoT -4.15 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: 2009-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)