पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 16, 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 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.88°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:38
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Amṛta05:44 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:56 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869304.27
Julian Day2457769.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.65°
🪷 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 (24.0911°), declination -20.93°, EoT -9.69 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: 2017-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)