पञ्चाङ्ग — Manchester, UK · January 18, 2027 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 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha283.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.55°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani345.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:15 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:09 – 07:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:34 – 08:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:17
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:22
Varjyam08:35 – 08:48
Dur Muhūrta 10:09 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta08:15 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:16 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:17 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:23 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:24 – 18:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:23 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:17 – 06:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:16 – 08:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872958.27
Julian Day2461423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.85°
🪷 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 (24.2308°), declination -20.62°, 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: 2027-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)