पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · December 17, 2008 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.49°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra121.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha253.18°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra286.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Mysore, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:46
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:20
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.2958°
Longitude: 76.6394°
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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866352.27
Julian Day2454817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.08°
🪷 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 (23.9782°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2008-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)