पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 16, 2029 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.58°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha272.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.11°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:17
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:59
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:56 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:17 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 05:44 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873687.27
Julian Day2462152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.63°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.91°, EoT -9.69 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: 2029-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)