पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · December 29, 2018 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 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.14°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra158.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha235.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.19°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:32 – 07:12
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Kāla05:32 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:32 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870016.27
Julian Day2458481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.50°
🪷 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 (24.1183°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2018-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)