पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 3, 2018 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra143.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:30
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:56
Varjyam08:00 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:56 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:20 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:44 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:08 – 14:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:32 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:56 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:56 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:32 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:08 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:44 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:20 – 05:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:56 – 07:32 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869687.27
Julian Day2458152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.08°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.58°, EoT -13.97 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: 2018-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)