पञ्चाङ्ग — Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh · December 31, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani356.84°MīnaRevatī P4

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:21
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:45
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.8974°
Longitude: 78.088°
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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873305.27
Julian Day2461770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.45°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.12°, EoT -3.26 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: 2027-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)