पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · January 18, 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha271.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.71°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:41
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:22
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872593.27
Julian Day2461058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.34°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.57°, EoT -10.35 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: 2026-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)