पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 29, 2006 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.22°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra1.84°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha247.80°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra268.31°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:41
Varjyam07:19 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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 Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865633.27
Julian Day2454098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.28°
🪷 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 (23.9507°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2006-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)