पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 13, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra342.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha287.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra271.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani313.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:25
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:34
Varjyam07:56 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:28 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:53 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:18 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:09 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:34 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:25 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:25 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:34 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:09 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:43 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:18 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:53 – 07:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871888.27
Julian Day2460353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.23°
🪷 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 (24.1899°), declination -13.58°, EoT -14.60 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: 2024-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)