पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 28, 2007 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 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.94°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra124.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.28°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha257.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.83°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra212.63°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani134.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:56
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:19 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865997.27
Julian Day2454462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.31°
🪷 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 (23.9646°), declination -23.30°, 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: 2007-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)