पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · December 18, 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.43°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra286.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.43°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha240.95°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra218.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani275.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

Ujjain — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:43
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870736.27
Julian Day2459201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.85°
🪷 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 (24.1458°), 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: 2020-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)