पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 29, 2010 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 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.19°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra174.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani172.26°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:19
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:13 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867094.27
Julian Day2455559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.34°
🪷 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 (24.0065°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2010-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)