पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.83°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra63.28°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.35°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.11°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra209.34°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani226.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:55
Yamaganda15:36 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:13
Varjyam07:58 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:31 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:52 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:34 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:55 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:55 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:34 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:52 – 07:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868916.27
Julian Day2457381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.33°
🪷 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 (24.0762°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2015-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)