पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · February 12, 2018 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 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra257.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha294.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.93°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani251.66°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:37
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:49 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:00 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869696.27
Julian Day2458161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.98°
🪷 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 (24.1061°), declination -13.76°, EoT -14.59 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: 2018-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)