पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 9, 2016 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra251.47°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.67°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha275.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:18
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:55 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868931.27
Julian Day2457396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.19°
🪷 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 (24.0768°), declination -22.20°, EoT -7.10 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: 2016-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)