पञ्चाङ्ग — Birmingham, UK · January 6, 2026 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 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha251.86°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani332.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Birmingham, UK — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:10 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:14 – 07:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:38 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta15:58 – 16:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:10 – 16:29
Amṛta Kāla15:55 – 17:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:11
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:13
Varjyam08:37 – 08:49
Dur Muhūrta 10:07 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:17 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:16 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:15 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:11 – 16:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:10 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:11 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:15 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:16 – 08:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4862°
Longitude: -1.8904°
Timezone: UTC+0

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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872581.27
Julian Day2461046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.74°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)