पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · January 18, 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 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra183.33°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra321.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani147.31°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:30
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:07
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.8135°
Longitude: 85.8312°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866384.27
Julian Day2454849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.47°
🪷 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 (23.9794°), declination -20.55°, 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: 2009-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)