पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 20, 2011 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 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra97.69°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha254.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra228.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani172.94°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:50
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:43
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
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 Śubha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:27 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:50 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:50 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:27 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:05 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:43 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:20 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:58 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867116.27
Julian Day2455581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.57°
🪷 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 (24.0074°), declination -20.23°, EoT -10.96 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: 2011-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)