पञ्चाङ्ग — Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh · January 10, 2028 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 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani357.06°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:02
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:29 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:29 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.8974°
Longitude: 78.088°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873315.27
Julian Day2461780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.14°
🪷 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 (24.2445°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2028-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)