पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 26, 2020 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra294.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha291.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra320.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani270.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:48
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:20 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:41 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:44 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:44 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:41 – 07:20 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870409.27
Julian Day2458874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.24°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -18.89°, EoT -12.54 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: 2020-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)