पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 16, 2044 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 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।
"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha248.61°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani212.59°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:52
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 Kāla06:52 – 08:11
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 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 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 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 – 06:52 (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 Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879165.27
Julian Day2467630.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.33°
🪷 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 (24.4682°), declination -21.03°, 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: 2044-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)