पञ्चाङ्ग — Manchester, UK · January 29, 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra52.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha289.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra289.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:00 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 08:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:33
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:16
Varjyam08:21 – 08:35
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha08:00 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:05 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:11 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:16 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:39 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:45 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:39 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:16 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:11 – 06:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:05 – 08:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872604.27
Julian Day2461069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.83°
🪷 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 -17.97°, EoT -13.17 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: 2026-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)