पञ्चाङ्ग — Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat · January 4, 2026 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 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha248.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.60°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra258.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:46
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:18 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:39 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:00 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:21 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:21 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:00 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:39 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872579.27
Julian Day2461044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.14°
🪷 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 (24.2163°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.02 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: 2026-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)