पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 17, 2015 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra225.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha291.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani218.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:58
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:36 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:58 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:20 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:42 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:04 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:26 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:26 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:04 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:42 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:20 – 05:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:58 – 07:36 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868574.27
Julian Day2457039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.23°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2015-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)