पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 20, 2028 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 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra200.38°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha293.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra313.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.46°MīnaRevatī P4

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:49 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:38
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:42
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:17 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873325.27
Julian Day2461790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.24°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -20.26°, EoT -10.96 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: 2028-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)