पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 29, 2011 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.93°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha231.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra286.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani183.81°TulāCitrā P4

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)10:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 35 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 Kāla13:56 – 15:21
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 11:06
Varjyam07:19 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:51 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:12 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867459.27
Julian Day2455924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.08°
🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.25°, 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: 2011-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)