पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 8, 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra139.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha270.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:16
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:48 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871518.27
Julian Day2459983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.07°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -15.13°, EoT -14.45 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: 2023-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)