पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · December 29, 2022 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.11°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani298.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 14:53
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 11:03
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:13 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:46 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:27 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:46 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871477.27
Julian Day2459942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.73°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2022-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)