पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · January 25, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra131.66°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha298.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra246.78°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani133.25°SiṃhaMaghā P4

Agra, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:49
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.1767°
Longitude: 78.0081°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866025.27
Julian Day2454490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.29°
🪷 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 (23.9657°), declination -19.15°, EoT -12.31 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: 2008-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)