पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · January 22, 2028 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.56°MīnaRevatī P4

Amritsar, Punjab — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:24
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:47
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:29 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:24 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:24 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873327.27
Julian Day2461792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.75°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -19.82°, EoT -11.54 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: 2028-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)