पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 29, 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 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra187.98°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha269.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.80°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
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 Kāla12:19 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:19
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:13 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871112.27
Julian Day2459577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.74°
🪷 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 (24.1602°), declination -23.22°, 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: 2021-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)