पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 1, 2016 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 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra153.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.27°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha275.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.35°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra217.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani226.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:58
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:16
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:34 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:37 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:58 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:58 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:37 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:16 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:55 – 07:34 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868923.27
Julian Day2457388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.92°
🪷 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 (24.0765°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 2016-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)