पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 28, 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra54.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha270.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra288.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani250.17°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:34
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:51 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:53 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:53 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:51 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869681.27
Julian Day2458146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.40°
🪷 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 (24.1055°), declination -18.25°, EoT -12.97 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: 2018-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)