पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 19, 2036 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.34°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra259.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani127.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:52
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:15 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876581.27
Julian Day2465046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.21°
🪷 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 (24.3694°), declination -23.42°, EoT 2.32 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: 2036-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)