पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra128.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha263.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.73°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra251.24°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani311.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 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 Kāla16:18 – 17:40
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:18
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:49 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871872.27
Julian Day2460337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.02°
🪷 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 (24.1893°), declination -18.37°, 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: 2024-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)