पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 17, 2019 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra35.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha264.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani259.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:07
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:10
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:33 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:51 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:45 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:51 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:33 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870035.27
Julian Day2458500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.54°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2019-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)