पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 31, 2017 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra46.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.16°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha232.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra252.98°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani247.03°DhanuMūla P3

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)16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 14 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 Kāla16:48 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:48
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:52 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:07 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:07 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869653.27
Julian Day2458118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.09°
🪷 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 (24.1044°), declination -23.09°, 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: 2017-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)