पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 9, 2008 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra319.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha290.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani132.22°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:55
Varjyam07:58 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:08 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:30 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:55 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:19 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:44 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:09 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:33 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:33 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:09 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:44 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:19 – 05:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:55 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866040.27
Julian Day2454505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.60°
🪷 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 (23.9662°), declination -14.92°, EoT -14.50 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: 2008-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)