पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · January 1, 2012 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra343.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha235.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani184.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:35
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:17
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:13 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:49 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:35 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:49 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867462.27
Julian Day2455927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.06°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 2012-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)