पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 31, 2031 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 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra24.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.18°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha272.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra310.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:01
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:39 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:23 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:23 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:39 – 07:18 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874432.27
Julian Day2462897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.78°
🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.48°, EoT -13.53 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: 2031-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)