पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 5, 2039 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra19.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha247.92°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra278.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani154.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:40 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:18 – 12:37
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:21 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:40 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:59 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:18 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:18 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:59 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:40 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877328.27
Julian Day2465793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.95°
🪷 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 (24.3980°), declination -22.64°, EoT -5.45 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: 2039-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)