पञ्चाङ्ग — Oṁkāreśvar · January 9, 2017 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:15
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869297.27
Julian Day2457762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.21°
🪷 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 (24.0908°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2017-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)