पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 12, 2026 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 5.13 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी।

नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्।।5.13।।
"5.13 Mentally renouncing all actions, the self-controlled soul enjoys bliss in this body, the city of the nine gates, neither doing anything himself nor causing anything to be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.79°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha261.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra268.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.77°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:01
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 Amṛta07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:32 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872587.27
Julian Day2461052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.34°
🪷 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 (24.2166°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)