पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 2, 2025 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha236.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra304.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani320.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:13
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 Kāla13:38 – 14:55
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:04
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:13 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872212.27
Julian Day2460677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.30°
🪷 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 (24.2023°), declination -22.90°, 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: 2025-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)