पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 5, 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.85°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:56
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:55 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:36 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871849.27
Julian Day2460314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.01°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.68°, EoT -5.45 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: 2024-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)