पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 12, 2024 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 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.07°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:02
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:19
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:08 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 Chala07:36 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:19 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:41 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:02 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:24 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:24 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:02 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:41 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:19 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871856.27
Julian Day2460321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.59°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 2024-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)