पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · January 24, 2022 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 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra170.72°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.20°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha278.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:00
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:11 – 15:34
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:00 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:11 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:11 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:00 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871138.27
Julian Day2459603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.23°
🪷 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 (24.1612°), declination -19.25°, EoT -12.06 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: 2022-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)