पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 5, 2040 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.85°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha259.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra223.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani166.65°KanyāHasta P2

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)22:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 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 Kāla13:56 – 15:15
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:18
Varjyam07:48 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:40 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:59 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:18 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:18 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:59 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:40 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877693.27
Julian Day2466158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.83°
🪷 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 (24.4119°), declination -22.67°, 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: 2040-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)