पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · January 18, 2025 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha259.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra320.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:50 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:23
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:03 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872228.27
Julian Day2460693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.23°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 2025-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)