पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 20, 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 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra233.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.25°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.92°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:02
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:42 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:42 – 07:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867481.27
Julian Day2455946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.36°
🪷 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 (24.0214°), declination -20.28°, 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: 2012-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)