पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 26, 2009 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra279.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra328.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani147.01°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 14:56
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866392.27
Julian Day2454857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.90°
🪷 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 (23.9797°), declination -18.72°, EoT -12.54 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: 2009-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)