पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 23, 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 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.63°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra344.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha238.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra207.89°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani166.13°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 09:54
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:54 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:54 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877680.27
Julian Day2466145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.20°
🪷 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 (24.4114°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2039-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)