पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · January 21, 2040 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra243.36°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani166.89°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:54
Varjyam07:59 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:54 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:16 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:39 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:01 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:23 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:23 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:01 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:39 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:16 – 05:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:54 – 07:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877709.27
Julian Day2466174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.61°
🪷 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 (24.4125°), declination -20.02°, EoT -11.26 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: 2040-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)