पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · January 18, 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra49.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.05°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha265.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 09:59
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:13 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:59 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:59 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870036.27
Julian Day2458501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.78°
🪷 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 (24.1191°), declination -20.63°, EoT -10.35 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: 2019-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)