पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 13, 2004 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 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra202.83°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha285.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra341.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani72.76°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:09
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:18
Varjyam07:56 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:28 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:53 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:18 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:09 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:34 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:34 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:09 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:43 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:18 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:53 – 07:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864583.27
Julian Day2453048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.02°
🪷 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 (23.9105°), declination -13.63°, EoT -14.60 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: 2004-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)