पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 8, 2033 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra352.33°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.06°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani67.98°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:41 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:31
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875140.27
Julian Day2463605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.50°
🪷 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 (24.3143°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 2033-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)