पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 23, 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.39°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.36°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha251.72°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra293.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani177.82°KanyāCitrā 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)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 27 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 Kāla16:27 – 17:46
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:27
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: 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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:17 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:36 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:54 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:13 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:46 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:13 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:54 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:36 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878046.27
Julian Day2466511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.34°
🪷 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 (24.4254°), declination -23.42°, 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: 2040-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)