पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · January 18, 2039 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.79°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.49°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha268.47°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra295.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani154.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:43
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:42 – 14:02
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:42 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:22 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:42 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:42 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:22 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:42 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877341.27
Julian Day2465806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.83°
🪷 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 (24.3985°), declination -20.60°, EoT -10.35 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: 2039-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)