पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 17, 2022 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.89°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra158.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha260.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani296.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:10
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:33
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:33 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:10 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:33 – 07:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871465.27
Julian Day2459930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.77°
🪷 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 (24.1737°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2022-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)