पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · January 16, 2031 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra175.31°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.30°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha250.34°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani37.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:41 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:09 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:43
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 Kāla13:59 – 15:38
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:41
Varjyam06:16 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:22 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 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 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:22 – 05:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874417.27
Julian Day2462882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.05°
🪷 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 (24.2866°), declination -21.00°, 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: 2031-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)