पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · February 8, 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra336.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani358.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:27 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:14
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 14:01
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873344.27
Julian Day2461809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.18°
🪷 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 (24.2456°), declination -15.19°, EoT -14.45 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: 2028-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)