पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 31, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.95°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.55°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra273.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani205.96°TulāViśākhā P2

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)06:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 24 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 Kāla15:39 – 17:00
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:18
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:34 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:55 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:15 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:36 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:57 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:57 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:36 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:15 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:55 – 07:34 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868192.27
Julian Day2456657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.34°
🪷 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 (24.0485°), declination -23.10°, 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: 2013-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)