पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 25, 2022 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.04°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra271.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha268.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani297.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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)09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 34 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 Kāla16:57 – 18:18
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 16:57
Varjyam07:58 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:31 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:52 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:13 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:34 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:55 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:15 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:15 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:55 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:34 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:13 – 05:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:52 – 07:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871473.27
Julian Day2459938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.65°
🪷 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 (24.1740°), 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: 2022-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)