पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · December 30, 2026 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra154.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha252.19°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.89°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:49
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872939.27
Julian Day2461404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.58°
🪷 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 (24.2301°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)