पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 18, 2012 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.11°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha260.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.85°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:27
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:04
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:58 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:20 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:42 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:04 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:27 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:04 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:42 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:20 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:58 – 07:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867479.27
Julian Day2455944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.56°
🪷 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 (24.0213°), declination -20.69°, EoT -10.35 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: 2012-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)