पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · January 12, 2025 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha250.63°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:57 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:03
Varjyam07:55 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:28 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:50 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:12 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:34 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:19 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:19 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:57 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:34 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:12 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:50 – 07:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872222.27
Julian Day2460687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.53°
🪷 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 (24.2027°), declination -21.63°, EoT -8.27 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: 2025-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)