पञ्चाङ्ग — Manchester, UK · January 27, 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 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra23.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha286.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra287.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani334.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:03 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:22 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:53 – 07:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:19 – 08:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:36
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:27
Varjyam08:24 – 08:38
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga08:03 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:07 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:12 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:36 – 16:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:41 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:36 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:12 – 06:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:07 – 08:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872602.27
Julian Day2461067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.00°
🪷 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 -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2026-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)