पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 2, 2008 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra229.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha298.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani132.73°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:31 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:37 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:09
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:47 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:31 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:31 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866033.27
Julian Day2454498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.97°
🪷 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 (23.9660°), declination -17.04°, 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: 2008-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)