पञ्चाङ्ग — Udaipur, Rajasthan · 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

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 17:57
Yamaganda12:38 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:38
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

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 Udveg07:19 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:39 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:59 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:19 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:19 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:59 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:39 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 24.5854°
Longitude: 73.7125°
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)