पञ्चाङ्ग — Udaipur, Rajasthan · December 23, 2016 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.55°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra179.22°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha259.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.50°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani236.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

Udaipur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 09:56
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:16 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 24.5854°
Longitude: 73.7125°
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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869280.27
Julian Day2457745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.47°
🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2016-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)