पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 1, 2022 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 3.28 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।

गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।
"3.28 But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha273.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra268.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani287.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:04
Yamaganda13:37 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:30
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:11 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:11 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871115.27
Julian Day2459580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.24°
🪷 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 (24.1603°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 2022-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)