पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 9, 2015 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 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha281.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra282.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:01
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:18
Varjyam08:03 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:08 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:36 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:57 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:18 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:40 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:01 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:23 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 23:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:23 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:01 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:40 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:18 – 05:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:57 – 07:36 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868566.27
Julian Day2457031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.73°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.17°, EoT -7.10 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: 2015-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)