पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · December 28, 2016 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.64°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra238.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.11°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra298.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:49
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.8135°
Longitude: 85.8312°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869285.27
Julian Day2457750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.43°
🪷 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 (24.0903°), declination -23.27°, EoT -1.89 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: 2016-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)