पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 18, 2015 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.70°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.38°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha257.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani225.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:14
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:41
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:08 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868909.27
Julian Day2457374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.17°
🪷 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 (24.0760°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2015-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)