पञ्चाङ्ग — Leicester, UK · January 30, 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra67.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha291.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra291.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:07 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:04
Varjyam08:13 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:50 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:57 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 16:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:45 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 05:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:57 – 07:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872605.27
Julian Day2461070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.31°
🪷 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 (24.2173°), declination -17.70°, EoT -13.36 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: 2026-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)