पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 12, 2010 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 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra276.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.72°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha278.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra306.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani159.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:59
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:35 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:59 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:59 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866774.27
Julian Day2455239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.83°
🪷 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 (23.9943°), declination -13.78°, EoT -14.59 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: 2010-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)