पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · December 21, 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.22°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:09
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:49
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:28 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:49 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871104.27
Julian Day2459569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2021-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)