पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · January 18, 2019 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra49.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.05°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha265.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:29 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:26
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870036.27
Julian Day2458501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.78°
🪷 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 (24.1191°), declination -20.63°, EoT -10.35 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: 2019-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)