पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · December 20, 2022 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.94°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha263.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra257.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani297.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:55
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871468.27
Julian Day2459933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.65°
🪷 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 (24.1738°), declination -23.42°, 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: 2022-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)