पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 28, 2023 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra6.45°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha258.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani301.29°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:31 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:36 – 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: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:10 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:31 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:31 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871507.27
Julian Day2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.56°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)