पञ्चाङ्ग — Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · January 26, 2026 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha284.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani333.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 09:52
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:13
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:32 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:52 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:52 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:32 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.6692°
Longitude: 77.4538°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872601.27
Julian Day2461066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.78°
🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.75°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)