पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 28, 2031 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:31 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:36
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:49 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874429.27
Julian Day2462894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.99°
🪷 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 (24.2871°), declination -18.29°, EoT -12.97 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: 2031-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)