पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 18, 2011 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 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.73°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra151.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra272.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani182.99°TulāCitrā P3

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)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 27 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 Kāla16:54 – 18:15
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 16:54
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:28 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:49 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:10 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:31 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:51 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:12 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:12 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:51 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:31 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:10 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:49 – 07:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867448.27
Julian Day2455913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.13°
🪷 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 (24.0201°), declination -23.37°, 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: 2011-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)