पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · January 20, 2020 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha281.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:10
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:33 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:33 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870403.27
Julian Day2458868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.92°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2020-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)