पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 24, 2014 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 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.07°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani215.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:19
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:10 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868550.27
Julian Day2457015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.41°
🪷 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 (24.0622°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2014-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)