पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 18, 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.25°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra259.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha262.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra236.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani159.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 12:51
Yamaganda15:33 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:10
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:28 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:10 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:31 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:31 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:10 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:28 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866718.27
Julian Day2455183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.51°
🪷 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 (23.9922°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2009-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)