पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · February 8, 2031 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 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.52°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha285.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra320.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:25
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:03 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874440.27
Julian Day2462905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.00°
🪷 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 (24.2875°), declination -15.11°, EoT -14.45 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: 2031-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)