पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · December 18, 2028 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.38°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra266.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.81°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra218.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani10.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:16
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:26 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:26 – 07:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873658.27
Julian Day2462123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.81°
🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2028-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)