पञ्चाङ्ग — Jaipur, Rajasthan · December 24, 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.51°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra170.49°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha226.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

Jaipur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:45
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Roga07:13 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.9124°
Longitude: 75.7873°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 431 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872203.27
Julian Day2460668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.44°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2024-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)