पञ्चाङ्ग — Rajkot, Gujarat · January 1, 2023 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra9.93°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

Rajkot, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 16:53
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:27 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:09 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:30 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:50 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:30 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:09 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3039°
Longitude: 70.8022°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871480.27
Julian Day2459945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.13°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -23.03°, EoT -3.71 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: 2023-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)