पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 15, 2006 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 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra97.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha263.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.05°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani104.82°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:31
Yamaganda13:03 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla15:47 – 17:09
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:36 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:58 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:42 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla13:03 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:25 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:47 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:47 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:25 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha01:03 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:42 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:20 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:58 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865285.27
Julian Day2453750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.82°
🪷 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 (23.9374°), declination -21.18°, EoT -9.35 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: 2006-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)