पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 23, 2013 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 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.31°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra128.82°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.26°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha243.58°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.60°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.19°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:54
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:08
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Amṛta07:17 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:54 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:54 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868184.27
Julian Day2456649.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.44°
🪷 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 (24.0482°), 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: 2013-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)