पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 9, 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha289.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.69°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra303.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.38°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:09
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:19
Varjyam07:58 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 10:08 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · 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 Chala07:30 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:54 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:19 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:44 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:09 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:33 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:33 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:09 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:44 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:19 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:54 – 07:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869693.27
Julian Day2458158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.92°
🪷 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 (24.1060°), declination -14.74°, EoT -14.50 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: 2018-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)