पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 21, 2023 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 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra297.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:41
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:21 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871500.27
Julian Day2459965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.44°
🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.99°, EoT -11.26 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: 2023-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)