पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · January 17, 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra225.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha291.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani218.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:13
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:22
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Kāla06:56 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:13 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:13 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868574.27
Julian Day2457039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.23°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2015-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)