पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 28, 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 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra339.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha276.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.01°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra322.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.13°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)09:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:35 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:10
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:10 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:39 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:10 – 06:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867489.27
Julian Day2455954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.37°
🪷 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 (24.0217°), declination -18.39°, EoT -12.97 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: 2012-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)