पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 3, 2041 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra262.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha269.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.16°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra305.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani178.47°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 14:55
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:05
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:14 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878057.27
Julian Day2466522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.16°
🪷 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 (24.4258°), declination -22.80°, EoT -4.59 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: 2041-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)