पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 31, 2008 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 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.70°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha274.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:32
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:17 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:42 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:42 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866366.27
Julian Day2454831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.53°
🪷 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 (23.9787°), declination -23.08°, EoT -3.26 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: 2008-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)