पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 27, 2008 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra157.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha299.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.24°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani133.13°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:48
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:19 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:41 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:45 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:45 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:41 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866027.27
Julian Day2454492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.47°
🪷 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 (23.9657°), declination -18.66°, EoT -12.76 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: 2008-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)