पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 27, 2005 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.44°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra198.37°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha234.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.14°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra277.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani106.15°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:15
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:52
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:19 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:37 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:56 – 11:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:15 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:15 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:56 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:37 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865266.27
Julian Day2453731.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.18°
🪷 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 (23.9366°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2005-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)