पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · January 25, 2012 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 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha271.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani185.06°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:39
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
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 Labha07:09 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867486.27
Julian Day2455951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.03°
🪷 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 (24.0215°), declination -19.15°, 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: 2012-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)