पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · February 2, 2024 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 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra188.01°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra257.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:50
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Chala07:08 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871877.27
Julian Day2460342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.14°
🪷 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 (24.1895°), declination -17.00°, EoT -13.84 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: 2024-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)