पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 18, 2024 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.40°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra96.53°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.78°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha222.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani319.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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)20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 54 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 Kāla12:26 – 13:51
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:26
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Labha06:46 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872197.27
Julian Day2460662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.98°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.39°, 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: 2024-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)