पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 7, 2021 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra181.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha273.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra243.56°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 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 Kāla13:57 – 15:16
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:19
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:41 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:00 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:00 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:41 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870756.27
Julian Day2459221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.73°
🪷 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 (24.1466°), declination -22.36°, 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: 2021-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)