पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · December 16, 2017 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 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.16°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra215.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.78°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha232.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.71°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra234.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.26°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 07:57
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:39 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:07 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869638.27
Julian Day2458103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.00°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2017-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)