पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · December 27, 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 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.57°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra206.23°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.84°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha229.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra297.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani320.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:19
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:45
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:12 (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 Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872206.27
Julian Day2460671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.80°
🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2024-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)