पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · December 22, 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.98°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra226.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha265.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani297.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:08 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:53
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871470.27
Julian Day2459935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.77°
🪷 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 (24.1739°), 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: 2022-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)