पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · January 18, 2022 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.86°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha284.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:29 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:36
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:44 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871132.27
Julian Day2459597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.87°
🪷 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 (24.1610°), declination -20.58°, 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: 2022-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)