पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 17, 2025 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 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha258.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra319.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani321.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:02
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:41 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:41 – 07:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872227.27
Julian Day2460692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.95°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2025-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)