पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · January 19, 2025 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 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra154.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)22:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 17:53
Yamaganda12:41 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:35
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:05 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:41 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:41 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:05 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872229.27
Julian Day2460694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.21°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.31°, EoT -10.66 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: 2025-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)