पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · January 8, 2025 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra7.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.83°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha244.83°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:22
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:03
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:47 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872218.27
Julian Day2460683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.30°
🪷 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 (24.2025°), declination -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2025-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)