पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · February 4, 2012 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 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra63.27°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.08°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha288.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra330.82°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani185.22°TulāCitrā P4

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:41 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:47
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:33
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867496.27
Julian Day2455961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.55°
🪷 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 (24.0219°), declination -16.45°, EoT -14.09 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: 2012-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)