पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 7, 2017 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra8.65°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha244.53°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra309.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani237.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:19
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:41
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869295.27
Julian Day2457760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.49°
🪷 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 (24.0907°), declination -22.37°, EoT -6.29 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: 2017-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)