पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 4, 2044 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha235.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani211.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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)09:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 09:59
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:37
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:15
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 Amṛta07:21 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:40 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:59 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:37 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:37 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:59 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:40 – 07:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879153.27
Julian Day2467618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.14°
🪷 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 (24.4678°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2044-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)