पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 20, 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.94°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha263.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra257.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani297.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:42 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:32
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Roga07:09 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:09 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871468.27
Julian Day2459933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.65°
🪷 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 (24.1738°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2022-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)