पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 21, 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 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra112.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha255.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani172.95°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 47 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 Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:05
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:21
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:36 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:21 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:28 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:28 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:05 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:43 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:21 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867117.27
Julian Day2455582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.70°
🪷 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 -20.01°, EoT -11.26 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: 2011-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)