पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · January 16, 2029 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.58°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha272.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.11°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:20
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:36
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873687.27
Julian Day2462152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.63°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.91°, EoT -9.69 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: 2029-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)