पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · January 16, 2008 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 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha288.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.14°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra235.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani133.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 14 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 Kāla12:33 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:33
Varjyam07:17 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:41 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:41 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866016.27
Julian Day2454481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.61°
🪷 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 (23.9653°), declination -21.08°, 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: 2008-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)