पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 30, 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 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra243.94°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.97°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha232.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra301.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:47
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 14:57
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:13 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:47 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:47 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872209.27
Julian Day2460674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.31°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2024-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)