पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 5, 2008 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra221.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha270.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.66°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra222.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani134.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:05
Yamaganda13:39 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:31
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866005.27
Julian Day2454470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.84°
🪷 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 (23.9649°), declination -22.70°, EoT -5.45 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: 2008-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)