पञ्चाङ्ग — Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana · January 7, 2018 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 2.47 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga🪷 The Niṣkāma-Karma Sūtra · the founding discipline of action
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।
"2.47 But thou hast only the right to work, but none to the fruit thereof. Let not then the fruit of thy action be thy motive; nor yet be thou enamored of inaction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.66°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.52°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha240.19°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.59°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra261.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.84°DhanuMūla P3

Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:41
Yamaganda12:28 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:04 – 16:23
Varjyam07:42 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:16 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:34 – 09:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:52 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:04 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:04 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:52 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:34 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.4595°
Longitude: 77.0266°
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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869660.27
Julian Day2458125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.20°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.40°, EoT -6.29 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: 2018-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)