पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · January 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.41°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha234.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.77°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani247.26°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:42
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:29 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:29 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869655.27
Julian Day2458120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.88°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -22.93°, EoT -4.15 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: 2018-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)