पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 20, 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.44°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.44°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:43
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872199.27
Julian Day2460664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.21°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2024-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)