पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 26, 2023 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 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra339.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani301.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:12
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:12
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:51 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:51 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871505.27
Julian Day2459970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.81°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.82°, EoT -12.54 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: 2023-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)