पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 10, 2009 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra341.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:23
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:34
Varjyam07:57 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:29 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:54 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:19 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:44 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:09 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:34 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:48 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:34 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:09 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:44 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:19 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:54 – 07:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866407.27
Julian Day2454872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.77°
🪷 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 (23.9803°), declination -14.36°, EoT -14.55 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: 2009-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)