पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 29, 2031 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.80°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra76.15°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha233.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani53.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 09:57
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:11
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:07

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) (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 · 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 Amṛta07:19 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:38 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:57 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:57 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:38 – 07:19 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874764.27
Julian Day2463229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.15°
🪷 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 (24.2999°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2031-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)