पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · January 16, 2020 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.46°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha274.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra308.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:20
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:15
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:32 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:03 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:32 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870399.27
Julian Day2458864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.93°
🪷 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 (24.1330°), declination -21.07°, EoT -9.69 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: 2020-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)