पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 26, 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 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.39°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra355.35°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.23°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani160.11°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:53
Varjyam07:59 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:53 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:13 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:34 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:55 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:55 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:34 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:13 – 05:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:53 – 07:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866726.27
Julian Day2455191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.90°
🪷 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 (23.9925°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2009-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)