पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 28, 2011 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 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.91°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra293.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha230.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani183.74°TulāCitrā P4

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:21
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:12 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867458.27
Julian Day2455923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.46°
🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2011-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)