Presiding Deities of the Day
Thursday, 14 January 1971 · Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā
Bhagavān Śrī Viṣṇu
Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, expanding sacred scriptural study, grace of the spiritual preceptor (Guru), and inner benevolence.
ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः
oṁ gurave namaḥGoddess Gaurī
Mātā Gaurī (Pārvatī) radiates gentle compassion, inner steadfastness, marital harmony, and pure devotion.
ॐ गौर्यै नमः
oṁ gauryai namaḥMakara Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Makara
Thursday, 14 January 1971
The Sun crosses at 12:26 PM, your local time
The Sun reaches its southern limit and turns north: Uttarāyaṇa begins, the most auspicious turn of the year. Kept as Makara Saṅkrānti across the north, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri in the Punjab, Magh Bihu in Assam, Uttarāyaṇ in Gujarat, the great harvest festival. In the Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma held back his death on the arrow-bed to leave his body once Uttarāyaṇa had come.
What is done, A pre-dawn bath (the Gaṅgā-snāna and the Kumbha bathing are timed to it), sesame-and-jaggery (til-gud) shared with the words "speak sweetly," charity, and the harvest feast, Pongal cooked till it boils over, for plenty.
Thursday, 14 January 1971 (today, in the ancient reckoning)
- Cosmic Time
अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे
adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde
In Śveta-varāha kalpa, Vaivasvata manvantara, and the first quarter of Kali-yuga, in the eternal presence of the Supreme Lord...
- Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके १८९२ · साधारण संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · शिशिर ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 1892 · Sādhāraṇa saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Śiśira ṛtau
In the sacred cycle of the Śaka era, current Jovian year (Saṁvatsara), solar transit (Ayana), and season (Ṛtu)...
- Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · Pañcāṅga Kāla (Daily Alignments)
माघ मासे · कृष्ण पक्षे · तृतीया तिथौ · गुरु वासरे · आश्लेषा नक्षत्रे · आयुष्मान् योगे · वणिज करणे
Māgha māse · Kṛṣṇa pakṣe · Tṛtīyā tithau · Guru vāsare · Āśleṣā nakṣatre · Āyuṣmān yoge · Vaṇija karaṇe
In this sacred lunar month, fortnight, lunar day, weekday, birth star, yoga, and karaṇa...
- Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)
In Jambūdvīpa, the sacred land of Bhāratavarṣa (India)...
*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.
What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time▾
What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time
The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.
Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)
Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.
Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)
Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).
Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)
Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.
Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose
All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.
The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
1:54 PM – 3:20 PM
6:45 AM – 8:11 AM
12:04 PM – 12:52 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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