पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 8, 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 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra238.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.12°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha276.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra226.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani227.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:01
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:18
Varjyam08:03 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · 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 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 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:22 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:22 – 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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868930.27
Julian Day2457395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.26°
🪷 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 (24.0768°), declination -22.33°, EoT -6.70 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: 2016-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)