पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 26, 2008 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 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra144.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.17°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha299.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra248.01°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:10
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:31
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866026.27
Julian Day2454491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.06°
🪷 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 (23.9657°), declination -18.91°, 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: 2008-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)