पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 21, 2027 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra75.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha288.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra230.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:06
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:50 – 11:09
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:13 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:50 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:50 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:32 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872961.27
Julian Day2461426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.28°
🪷 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 (24.2309°), declination -19.99°, EoT -11.26 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: 2027-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)