पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · January 5, 2024 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.85°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:54
Yamaganda15:37 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:10
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:48 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:10 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:32 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:54 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:54 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:32 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:10 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:48 – 07:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871849.27
Julian Day2460314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.01°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.68°, EoT -5.45 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: 2024-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)