पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 21, 2015 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra283.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani218.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

Bhavnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:53
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Labha07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:07 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:30 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:53 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:53 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:30 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:07 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868578.27
Julian Day2457043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.05°
🪷 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 (24.0633°), declination -20.01°, EoT -11.26 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: 2015-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)