पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 30, 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra253.30°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:57
Varjyam08:02 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:10 – 10:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:57 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:21 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:07 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:31 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:07 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:44 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:21 – 05:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:57 – 07:34 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868952.27
Julian Day2457417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.60°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -17.86°, EoT -13.36 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: 2016-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)