पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · January 29, 2042 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra21.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.08°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha265.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra290.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani191.11°TulāSvātī P2

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)12:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 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 Kāla13:03 – 14:26
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:03
Varjyam07:58 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

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 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:26 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:26 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878448.27
Julian Day2466913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.06°
🪷 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 (24.4408°), 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: 2042-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)