पञ्चाङ्ग — Delhi NCR · January 22, 2025 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 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra189.99°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.31°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha265.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra324.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 13:52
Yamaganda08:33 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:33
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:33 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:33 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.6139°
Longitude: 77.209°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 216 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872232.27
Julian Day2460697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.08°
🪷 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 (24.2031°), declination -19.65°, EoT -11.54 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: 2025-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)