पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 15, 2018 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.52°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha250.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:06
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:33 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:33 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869668.27
Julian Day2458133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.81°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -21.16°, EoT -9.35 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: 2018-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)