पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · January 20, 2024 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 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra28.60°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha252.45°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra241.39°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani311.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

Amritsar, Punjab — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:24
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:48
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:48 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:24 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:41 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:41 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:24 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871864.27
Julian Day2460329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.56°
🪷 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 (24.1890°), declination -20.26°, EoT -10.96 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: 2024-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)