पञ्चाङ्ग — Leicester, UK · January 17, 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.51°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.85°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:07 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:06 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:01 – 07:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:26 – 08:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:13
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:09
Varjyam08:28 – 08:41
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla08:07 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:09 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:11 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:13 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:18 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:20 – 16:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:22 – 18:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:20 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:18 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:13 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:11 – 06:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:09 – 08:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6369°
Longitude: -1.1398°
Timezone: UTC+0

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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872592.27
Julian Day2461057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.72°
🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -20.77°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)