पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 25, 2031 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 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.72°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra27.27°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha227.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra209.96°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani53.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:51
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:01
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:11 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874760.27
Julian Day2463225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.44°
🪷 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 (24.2997°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2031-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)