पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 20, 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 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40'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)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.49°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra142.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.11°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra289.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani235.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 16:55
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:13
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:29 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:50 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:11 – 11:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:31 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:31 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:11 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:50 – 07:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869277.27
Julian Day2457742.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.05°
🪷 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 (24.0900°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2016-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)