पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · December 23, 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.29°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra299.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.16°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha228.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.02°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra242.91°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani246.08°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:40
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869645.27
Julian Day2458110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.62°
🪷 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 (24.1041°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2017-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)