पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 31, 2020 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 3.28 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।

गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।
"3.28 But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra354.15°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha299.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra326.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani270.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:15
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:31
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:42 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:48 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870414.27
Julian Day2458879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1335°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.89°
🪷 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 (24.1335°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2020-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)