पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 17, 2014 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 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra101.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha284.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.35°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:31
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:11 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:11 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:51 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868209.27
Julian Day2456674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.67°
🪷 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 (24.0492°), declination -20.79°, EoT -10.03 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: 2014-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)