पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · January 4, 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra167.81°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.10°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha237.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra221.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 14:57
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:05
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:57 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:31 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:57 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871848.27
Julian Day2460313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.28°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.79°, EoT -5.02 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: 2024-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)