पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 2, 2024 CE

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🪷 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra144.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.62°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha237.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani309.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 07 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 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:12
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:38
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Roga07:14 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 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 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 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

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871846.27
Julian Day2460311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.02°
🪷 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 (24.1883°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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: 2024-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)