पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · January 28, 2009 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha268.80°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra330.59°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani146.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:03
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:40
Varjyam07:36 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:08 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866394.27
Julian Day2454859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.42°
🪷 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 (23.9798°), declination -18.20°, 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: 2009-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)