पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 25, 2028 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 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra262.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra319.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.73°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:31
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:51
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:12 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:52 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:51 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:52 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:12 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873330.27
Julian Day2461795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2451°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.58°
🪷 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 (24.2451°), declination -19.12°, EoT -12.31 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: 2028-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)