पञ्चाङ्ग — Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat · January 7, 2025 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 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra353.31°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.21°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha243.41°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra309.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani320.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
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 Kāla15:26 – 16:47
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:05
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:18 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:40 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:22 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:44 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:05 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:05 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:44 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:22 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:40 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3072°
Longitude: 73.1812°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872217.27
Julian Day2460682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.87°
🪷 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 (24.2025°), declination -22.36°, 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: 2025-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)