पञ्चाङ्ग — Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · January 15, 2018 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.52°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha250.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:00
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 07:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.367°
Longitude: 79.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869668.27
Julian Day2458133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.81°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -21.16°, EoT -9.35 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: 2018-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)