पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 2, 2005 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra196.06°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.69°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha280.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.28°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani88.30°MithunaPunarvasu P3

Ayodhyā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:15
Varjyam07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:44 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864938.27
Julian Day2453403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9241°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.19°
🪷 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 (23.9241°), declination -16.83°, EoT -13.84 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: 2005-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)