पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 4, 2014 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.70°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.01°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.32°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

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 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

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 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868196.27
Julian Day2456661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.96°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.74°, 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: 2014-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)