पञ्चाङ्ग — Manchester, UK · January 8, 2025 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra7.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.83°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha244.83°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:22 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:09 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:21 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)7 Hours 46 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)16 Hours 13 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:20 – 07:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:44 – 08:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta15:57 – 16:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:09 – 16:28
Amṛta Kāla15:54 – 17:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:14
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:16
Varjyam08:42 – 08:54
Dur Muhūrta 10:11 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
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 Labha08:22 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:21 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:19 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:12 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:11 – 16:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:09 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:11 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:12 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:19 – 06:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:21 – 08:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4808°
Longitude: -2.2426°
Timezone: UTC+0

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872218.27
Julian Day2460683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.30°
🪷 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 (24.2025°), declination -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2025-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)