पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 4, 2016 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 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra188.54°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.93°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha276.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani227.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 08 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 Kāla08:31 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 14:56
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868926.27
Julian Day2457391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.64°
🪷 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 (24.0766°), declination -22.79°, 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: 2016-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)