पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · February 11, 2017 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 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha281.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.53°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.20°DhanuMūla P1

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:55 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:00 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:39 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:16
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:39 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:01 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:39 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869330.27
Julian Day2457795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.91°
🪷 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 (24.0921°), declination -14.01°, EoT -14.58 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: 2017-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)