पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 24, 2028 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.49°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra339.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha266.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.65°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.27°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:23
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:07
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:27 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:23 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:27 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873664.27
Julian Day2462129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.22°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2028-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)