पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 11, 2026 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra180.84°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.65°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra267.29°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:07 – 18:28
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:07
Varjyam08:03 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:08 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:36 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:57 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:19 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:40 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla13:02 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:24 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:07 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:28 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:07 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:24 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha01:02 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:40 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:19 – 05:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:57 – 07:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872586.27
Julian Day2461051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.49°
🪷 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 (24.2166°), declination -21.83°, EoT -7.89 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: 2026-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)