पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · January 31, 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra164.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:27
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:03
Varjyam07:57 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:30 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:53 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:16 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:40 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:03 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:27 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:27 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:03 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:40 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:16 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871875.27
Julian Day2460340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.34°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2024-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)