पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · January 20, 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra249.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:47
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:06 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:47 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:47 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871499.27
Julian Day2459964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.12°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 2023-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)