पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 1, 2021 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.95°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha263.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani277.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:11 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:54
Varjyam06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870750.27
Julian Day2459215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.70°
🪷 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 (24.1464°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2021-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)