पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 21, 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 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.30°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra294.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra239.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani159.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:11
Yamaganda11:32 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:34
Varjyam07:57 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:30 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:50 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:11 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:32 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:53 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:53 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:32 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:11 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:50 – 07:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866721.27
Julian Day2455186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.25°
🪷 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 (23.9923°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2009-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)