पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · December 28, 2017 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.38°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra2.73°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.29°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha230.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.91°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.20°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani246.67°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:46 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:32
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:32 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:52 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869650.27
Julian Day2458115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.82°
🪷 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 (24.1043°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2017-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)