पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 16, 2021 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 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra307.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha287.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra254.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani279.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:31 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:11
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:51 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:11 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:31 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:11 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:11 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:31 – 05:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:11 – 06:51 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870765.27
Julian Day2459230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.65°
🪷 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 (24.1470°), declination -20.92°, EoT -9.69 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: 2021-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)