पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 24, 2020 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 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha288.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani269.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:50
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870407.27
Julian Day2458872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.31°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -19.37°, EoT -12.06 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: 2020-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)