पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra23.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.40°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.23°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra310.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani237.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:39 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:36
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:21 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:41 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:00 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:19 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:39 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:39 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:19 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:00 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:41 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869296.27
Julian Day2457761.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.78°
🪷 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 (24.0908°), declination -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2017-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)