पञ्चाङ्ग — Udaipur, Rajasthan · January 18, 2025 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha259.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra320.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

Udaipur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:24
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:42
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:42 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:03 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:24 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:24 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:03 – 05:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:42 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 24.5854°
Longitude: 73.7125°
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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872228.27
Julian Day2460693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.23°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 2025-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)