पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · January 3, 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.36°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha237.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:26 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:31 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:35
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:16
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:21 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:21 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871847.27
Julian Day2460312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.65°
🪷 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 (24.1883°), declination -22.88°, EoT -4.59 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: 2024-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)