पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 24, 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 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.20°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra275.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha247.97°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra245.08°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani84.43°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 35 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 Kāla09:44 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:27
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875490.27
Julian Day2463955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.15°
🪷 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 (24.3277°), 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: 2033-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)