पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 23, 2017 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 11.32 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Kālo 'smi Loka-Kṣaya-Kṛt · I am Time, the Destroyer
श्री भगवानुवाच

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।

ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे

येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
"11.32 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra222.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha254.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.23°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra325.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani239.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:54
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:50 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:15 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:15 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869311.27
Julian Day2457776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.46°
🪷 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 (24.0913°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2017-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)