पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · January 26, 2016 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 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra124.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.64°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.93°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra248.38°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

Raipur, Chhattisgarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:29 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:39
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Roga06:43 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868948.27
Julian Day2457413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.22°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.89°, EoT -12.54 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: 2016-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)