पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · December 29, 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.11°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani298.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:21
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:53 – 11:15
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:53 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:53 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871477.27
Julian Day2459942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.73°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2022-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)