पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 3, 2024 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.36°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha237.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:24 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:15
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Labha05:35 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:54 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871847.27
Julian Day2460312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.65°
🪷 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 (24.1883°), declination -22.88°, EoT -4.59 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: 2024-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)