पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 16, 2023 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.88°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:20
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 15:48
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · 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 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:26 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:48 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:26 – 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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871495.27
Julian Day2459960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.90°
🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 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: 2023-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)