पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · January 14, 2009 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 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra129.91°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra316.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani147.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Noida, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:29 – 13:48
Yamaganda08:33 – 09:52
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:29
Varjyam07:41 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:33 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:52 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:52 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:33 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866380.27
Julian Day2454845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.38°
🪷 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 (23.9792°), declination -21.31°, EoT -9.00 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: 2009-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)