पञ्चाङ्ग — Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana · December 31, 2024 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:07
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:43
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga07:14 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:07 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:07 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.4595°
Longitude: 77.0266°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872210.27
Julian Day2460675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.39°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.07°, EoT -3.26 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
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