पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · February 8, 2019 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 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra329.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.29°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha301.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra250.28°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani261.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:11
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870057.27
Julian Day2458522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.50°
🪷 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 (24.1199°), declination -15.13°, EoT -14.45 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: 2019-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)