पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 3, 2018 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra143.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:38
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:16 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869687.27
Julian Day2458152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.08°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.58°, EoT -13.97 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: 2018-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)