पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · January 25, 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 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra325.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:24
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 13:01
Varjyam07:55 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:51 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:14 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:37 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:01 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:24 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:24 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:01 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:37 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:14 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:51 – 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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871504.27
Julian Day2459969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.94°
🪷 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 -19.07°, EoT -12.31 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: 2023-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)