पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 11, 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 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra245.25°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha293.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.86°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra305.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani251.57°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:23
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 Kāla16:58 – 18:21
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 16:58
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:35 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:59 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:46 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:10 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:10 – 00:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:46 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:59 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869695.27
Julian Day2458160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.88°
🪷 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 (24.1060°), declination -14.09°, EoT -14.58 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: 2018-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)