पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · February 7, 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra127.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha269.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani302.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:56
Varjyam07:32 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871517.27
Julian Day2459982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.45°
🪷 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 (24.1757°), declination -15.44°, EoT -14.38 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: 2023-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)