पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.15 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।

अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः।।5.15।।
"5.15 The Lord does not accept responsibility for any man's sin or merit. Men are deluded because in them wisdom is submerged in ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:35
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

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 Roga06:35 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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)