पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · January 4, 2023 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra276.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani298.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:24
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871483.27
Julian Day2459948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.99°
🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.76°, 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: 2023-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)