पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 15, 2016 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 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.90°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:01
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:22 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:42 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:42 – 07:22 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868937.27
Julian Day2457402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.37°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.25°, EoT -9.35 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: 2016-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)