पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 9, 2008 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra270.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.18°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.56°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra227.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani134.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 13:58
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:39
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:22 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:56 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866009.27
Julian Day2454474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.22°
🪷 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 (23.9651°), declination -22.21°, EoT -7.10 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: 2008-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)