पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 9, 2024 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra282.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha281.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra266.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani313.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:29
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:43 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871884.27
Julian Day2460349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.57°
🪷 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 (24.1897°), declination -14.89°, EoT -14.50 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: 2024-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)