पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · January 31, 2012 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 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra15.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.18°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:13
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:25
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867492.27
Julian Day2455957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.40°
🪷 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 (24.0218°), declination -17.59°, EoT -13.53 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: 2012-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)