पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · January 29, 2009 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 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra315.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha268.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra331.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani146.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:49
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:40
Varjyam07:58 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:30 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:53 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:16 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:40 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:03 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:26 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:26 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:03 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:40 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:16 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:53 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866395.27
Julian Day2454860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.32°
🪷 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 (23.9798°), declination -17.94°, EoT -13.17 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: 2009-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)