पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · February 3, 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 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra80.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha264.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani302.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:49
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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)1871513.27
Julian Day2459978.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.15°
🪷 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 (24.1756°), declination -16.64°, EoT -13.97 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: 2023-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)