पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 19, 2020 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.45°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra299.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.78°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha242.53°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra219.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:12
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:47 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870737.27
Julian Day2459202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.69°
🪷 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 (24.1459°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2020-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)