पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 25, 2021 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 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.30°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra134.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha263.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:28
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871108.27
Julian Day2459573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.91°
🪷 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 (24.1601°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2021-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)