पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 29, 2020 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 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.99°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha258.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani277.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:09
Yamaganda09:46 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:36
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:12 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:29 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:46 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:09 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:09 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:46 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:29 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870747.27
Julian Day2459212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.64°
🪷 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 (24.1463°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2020-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)