पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · December 29, 2040 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra190.73°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.88°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.52°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra299.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.20°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 11:04
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:27
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:09 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:45 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:45 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878052.27
Julian Day2466517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.47°
🪷 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 (24.4257°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2040-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)