पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 23, 2029 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.21°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra91.18°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha263.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.74°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra268.54°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:23
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:06
Varjyam07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:27 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:23 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:27 – 07:10 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874028.27
Julian Day2462493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.02°
🪷 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 (24.2717°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2029-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)