पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 26, 2020 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra294.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha291.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra320.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani270.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:03
Varjyam07:49 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:22 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:45 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:08 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:31 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:54 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:54 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:31 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:08 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:45 – 07:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870409.27
Julian Day2458874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.24°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -18.89°, EoT -12.54 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: 2020-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)