पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 20, 1996 CE
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अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं
समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 244.62° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 7.73° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 151.01° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 264.40° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 268.69° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 219.74° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 337.03° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Ṛṣikeśa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:09 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:21 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:15 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:56 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 02:59 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:47 – 06:28 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:18 – 07:09 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:55 – 12:35 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:57 – 14:38 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:09 – 17:33 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:21 – 17:47 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:06 – 18:51 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:55 – 00:35 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:59 – 12:15 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:48 – 16:05 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:25 – 09:42 |
| Varjyam | 07:34 – 07:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:32 – 09:52 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
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
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:09 – 08:25 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:25 – 09:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:42 – 10:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:59 – 12:15 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:15 – 13:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:32 – 14:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:48 – 16:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:05 – 17:21 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:21 – 19:05 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:05 – 20:48 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:48 – 22:32 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:32 – 00:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:15 – 01:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:59 – 03:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:42 – 05:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:25 – 07:09 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861972.27 · 5097.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450437.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8107° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 122.10° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 11/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8107°) · declination -23.43° · EoT 1.85 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)