पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 31, 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha234.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra288.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani183.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:55
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:34 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:16 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:36 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:57 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:57 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:36 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:16 – 05:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:55 – 07:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867461.27
Julian Day2455926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.30°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2011-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)