पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.07°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra127.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha249.01°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani344.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:47
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 14:56
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta07:12 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:29 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:47 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:47 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:29 – 07:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872937.27
Julian Day2461402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.29°
🪷 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 (24.2300°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)