पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 4, 2040 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra128.60°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha257.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra222.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani166.62°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:22
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877692.27
Julian Day2466157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.21°
🪷 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 (24.4119°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2040-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)