पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · January 6, 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha280.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani288.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:12
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla09:53 – 11:13
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:13 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:33 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:53 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:53 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:33 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871120.27
Julian Day2459585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.27°
🪷 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 (24.1605°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2022-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)