पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · December 30, 2022 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 13.21 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते।।13.21।।
"13.21 Nature is the Law which generates cause and effect; God is the source of the enjoyment of all pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra343.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:30 – 12:51
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:08
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:30 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:30 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871478.27
Julian Day2459943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.44°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.18°, EoT -2.80 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: 2022-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)