पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · January 20, 2016 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 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra45.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.54°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra241.00°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani228.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:47
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:28
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:13 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:43 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:51 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868942.27
Julian Day2457407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.22°
🪷 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 (24.0772°), declination -20.27°, 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: 2016-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)