पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · January 28, 2015 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 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra24.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha289.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.06°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani218.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:25
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 13:01
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:50 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:14 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:38 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:01 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:25 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:25 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:01 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:38 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:14 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:50 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868585.27
Julian Day2457050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.59°
🪷 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 (24.0636°), declination -18.32°, EoT -12.97 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: 2015-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)