पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 20, 2013 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.26°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra93.09°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.83°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani204.89°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:37
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:47 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868181.27
Julian Day2456646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.97°
🪷 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 (24.0481°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2013-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)