पञ्चाङ्ग — Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat · January 7, 2022 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra320.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha281.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:01
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:19 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:40 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:40 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3072°
Longitude: 73.1812°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871121.27
Julian Day2459586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.61°
🪷 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 (24.1606°), declination -22.39°, EoT -6.29 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: 2022-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)