पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · December 30, 2023 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra108.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.39°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha238.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani308.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Varjyam08:00 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:54 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:15 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:36 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:57 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:57 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:36 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:15 – 05:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:54 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871843.27
Julian Day2460308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.20°
🪷 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 (24.1882°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2023-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)