पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · December 19, 2023 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 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.67°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra323.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha250.95°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani308.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:44 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:45
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:24 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:44 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:44 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:24 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871832.27
Julian Day2460297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.70°
🪷 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 (24.1878°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2023-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)