पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · January 6, 2029 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 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.39°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.20°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra242.74°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 53 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 Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:32
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:49
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:10 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:32 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:54 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:54 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:32 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:10 – 05:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:49 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873677.27
Julian Day2462142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.53°
🪷 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 (24.2583°), declination -22.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2029-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)