पञ्चाङ्ग — Udaipur, Rajasthan · December 18, 2028 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.38°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra266.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.81°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra218.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani10.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:12
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:34 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:34 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 24.5854°
Longitude: 73.7125°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873658.27
Julian Day2462123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.81°
🪷 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 (24.2576°), 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: 2028-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)