पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 23, 2014 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.92°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.08°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha294.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.75°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:25
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:23
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:20 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:41 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:23 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:44 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:04 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:04 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:44 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:23 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:41 – 07:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868215.27
Julian Day2456680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.78°
🪷 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 (24.0494°), declination -19.50°, EoT -11.81 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: 2014-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)