पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 28, 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 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra195.63°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.83°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra237.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani260.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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)01:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 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 Kāla08:31 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:13
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:10 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870046.27
Julian Day2458511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.50°
🪷 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 (24.1195°), declination -18.31°, 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: 2019-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)