पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 18, 2021 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra332.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha290.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra257.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:20
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:42 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:04 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:27 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:27 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:04 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:42 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:20 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:58 – 07:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870767.27
Julian Day2459232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.47°
🪷 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 (24.1470°), declination -20.53°, EoT -10.35 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: 2021-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)