पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · January 2, 2015 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra40.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:38 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:23
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868559.27
Julian Day2457024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.92°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2015-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)