पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 20, 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 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.20°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra73.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha255.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:07
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:16 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:34 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:34 – 07:16 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871103.27
Julian Day2459568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.75°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2021-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)