पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 23, 2021 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra32.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha297.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra263.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:41
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Kāla07:20 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:44 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:44 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:20 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870772.27
Julian Day2459237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.93°
🪷 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 (24.1472°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2021-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)