पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · January 16, 2006 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra109.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha264.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.19°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani104.74°KarkaPuṣya P4

Mysore, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:41
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:25
Varjyam07:17 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:41 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:41 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.2958°
Longitude: 76.6394°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865286.27
Julian Day2453751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.39°
🪷 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 (23.9374°), declination -20.99°, 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: 2006-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)