पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · February 1, 2014 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.87°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.26°TulāViśākhā P3

Ajmer, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:39
Varjyam07:44 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 74.6399°
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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868224.27
Julian Day2456689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.34°
🪷 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 (24.0498°), declination -17.17°, EoT -13.69 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: 2014-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)