पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 5, 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 13.29 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्।।13.29।।
"13.29 Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra206.30°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha299.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra279.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani281.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:32 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:00
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:15 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:23 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:23 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870785.27
Julian Day2459250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.58°
🪷 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 (24.1477°), declination -15.90°, EoT -14.20 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: 2021-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)