पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 3, 2018 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 2.43 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।

क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति।।2.43।।
"2.43 Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra91.85°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.03°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra256.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani247.38°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:22
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869656.27
Julian Day2458121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.36°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2018-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)