पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 5, 2010 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra139.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha259.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra258.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani160.36°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:03
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:21
Varjyam08:02 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:35 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:56 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:17 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:38 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:00 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:21 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:21 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:00 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:38 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:17 – 05:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:56 – 07:35 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866736.27
Julian Day2455201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.61°
🪷 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 (23.9929°), declination -22.64°, EoT -5.45 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: 2010-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)