पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · January 4, 2019 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 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha243.93°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra212.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani257.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:44
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870022.27
Julian Day2458487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.35°
🪷 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 (24.1185°), declination -22.76°, EoT -5.02 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: 2019-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)