पञ्चाङ्ग — Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka · December 22, 2023 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.72°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra4.78°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha247.17°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.55°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra206.04°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani308.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:40
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 15.3647°
Longitude: 75.124°
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 Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871835.27
Julian Day2460300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.67°
🪷 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 (24.1879°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2023-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)