पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 3, 2023 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 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra34.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha267.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:12
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:38
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:14 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871482.27
Julian Day2459947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.14°
🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2023-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)