पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 4, 2014 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.70°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.01°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.32°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:56
Varjyam08:02 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:06 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:35 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:56 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:17 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:38 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:59 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:20 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:20 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:59 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:38 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:17 – 05:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:56 – 07:35 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868196.27
Julian Day2456661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.96°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.74°, EoT -5.02 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: 2014-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)