पञ्चाङ्ग — Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat · December 25, 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.27°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.78°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra245.90°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani331.67°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:19
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:17
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 Śubha07:15 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:35 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:56 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:56 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:35 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3072°
Longitude: 73.1812°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872569.27
Julian Day2461034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.25°
🪷 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 (24.2159°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2025-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)