पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 29, 2021 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra108.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha301.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra271.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:30
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°
Longitude: 79.3129°
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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870778.27
Julian Day2459243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.99°
🪷 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 (24.1474°), declination -17.91°, EoT -13.17 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: 2021-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)