पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 27, 2012 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra326.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.11°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:14
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:32
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867488.27
Julian Day2455953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.25°
🪷 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 (24.0216°), declination -18.65°, EoT -12.76 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: 2012-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)