पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · December 16, 2016 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 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.42°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra88.53°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha259.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra285.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

Haridwār — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:14
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:40
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869273.27
Julian Day2457738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.49°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.32°, 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: 2016-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)