पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 1, 2044 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra262.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha233.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani211.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:58
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:16
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:34 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:37 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:58 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:58 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:37 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:16 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:55 – 07:34 (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 Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879150.27
Julian Day2467615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.81°
🪷 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 (24.4676°), declination -23.04°, EoT -3.71 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: 2044-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)