पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 21, 2016 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra58.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.06°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha262.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra242.23°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani228.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 57 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 Kāla14:28 – 15:50
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:43
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:58 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:21 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:28 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:50 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:35 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:50 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:28 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:05 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:43 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:21 – 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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868943.27
Julian Day2457408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0773°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.0773°), declination -20.06°, 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: 2016-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)