पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 4, 2025 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 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra311.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.31°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha239.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani320.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:25 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:16
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:36 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872214.27
Julian Day2460679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.07°
🪷 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 (24.2024°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2025-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)