पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 10, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra63.13°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.70°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:59
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:46
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:34
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:59 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:46 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:46 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:59 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868233.27
Julian Day2456698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.69°
🪷 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 (24.0501°), declination -14.43°, EoT -14.55 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: 2014-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)