पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 17, 2042 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 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.76°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra293.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha260.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.90°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani199.24°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:29 – 13:47
Yamaganda08:33 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:29
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:33 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:43 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:51 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:33 – 07:14 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878770.27
Julian Day2467235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.00°
🪷 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 (24.4531°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2042-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)