पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 11, 2025 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 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha249.16°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:20
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:41
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:22 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:22 (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 Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872221.27
Julian Day2460686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.42°
🪷 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 (24.2026°), declination -21.79°, EoT -7.89 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: 2025-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)