पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 13, 2019 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 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha310.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:34 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:46
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:34 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870062.27
Julian Day2458527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.93°
🪷 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 (24.1201°), declination -13.51°, EoT -14.60 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: 2019-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)