पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · January 17, 2040 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha279.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra238.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani166.87°KanyāHasta P3

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)09:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:10
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:26
Varjyam08:03 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:36 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:20 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:42 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:04 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:26 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:48 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:26 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:04 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:42 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:20 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:36 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877705.27
Julian Day2466170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.59°
🪷 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 (24.4124°), declination -20.85°, EoT -10.03 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: 2040-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)