पञ्चाङ्ग — Oṁkāreśvar · December 17, 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 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.47°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra292.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha223.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra216.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani193.95°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 09:41
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:04
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:59 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:41 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:41 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 06:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2429°
Longitude: 76.1497°
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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867813.27
Julian Day2456278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.64°
🪷 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 (24.0340°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2012-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)