पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · February 3, 2016 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 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra220.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.65°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha264.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani229.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:02 – 14:27
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 13:02
Varjyam07:53 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:25 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:49 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:14 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:38 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:02 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:27 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:27 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:02 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:38 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:14 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:49 – 07:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868956.27
Julian Day2457421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.23°
🪷 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 (24.0778°), declination -16.73°, EoT -13.97 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: 2016-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)