पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · January 16, 2015 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 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra212.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:48
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:09 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868573.27
Julian Day2457038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.46°
🪷 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 (24.0631°), declination -21.03°, EoT -9.69 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: 2015-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)