पञ्चाङ्ग — Śirḍī · January 24, 2023 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 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:08
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:09 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:57 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:44 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:44 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:57 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.7645°
Longitude: 74.4769°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871503.27
Julian Day2459968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.77°
🪷 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 (24.1752°), declination -19.31°, 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: 2023-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)