पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 29, 2012 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 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra80.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha241.86°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.63°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra231.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani195.01°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Varjyam08:00 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:54 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:15 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:36 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:36 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:15 – 05:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:54 – 07:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867825.27
Julian Day2456290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0345°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.71°
🪷 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 (24.0345°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2012-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)