पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 6, 2019 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra260.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.93°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani257.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:14
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:14 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870024.27
Julian Day2458489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.13°
🪷 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 (24.1186°), declination -22.55°, EoT -5.88 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: 2019-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)