पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 20, 2013 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.26°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra93.09°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.83°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani204.89°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:11
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:29 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:50 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:11 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:31 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:31 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:11 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:50 – 07:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868181.27
Julian Day2456646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.97°
🪷 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 (24.0481°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2013-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)