पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · January 30, 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 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra328.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra332.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani146.82°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:54
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Chala07:08 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:54 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:54 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866396.27
Julian Day2454861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.32°
🪷 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 (23.9799°), declination -17.66°, EoT -13.36 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: 2009-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)