पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 18, 2014 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 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.96°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra191.31°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha247.15°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani215.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:16
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:01
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:46 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868544.27
Julian Day2457009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0620°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.97°
🪷 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 (24.0620°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2014-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)