पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · January 3, 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 18.20 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
"18.20 That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.20'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra197.62°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.20°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra219.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani134.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:01
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:07
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Śubha07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:32 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:32 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866003.27
Julian Day2454468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.86°
🪷 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 (23.9648°), declination -22.89°, EoT -4.59 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: 2008-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)