पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 11, 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.75°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha273.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra229.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:00
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:32 – 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)1868933.27
Julian Day2457398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.99°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.91°, EoT -7.89 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: 2016-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)