पञ्चाङ्ग — Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) · January 19, 2026 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 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani333.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:55
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:50 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.4358°
Longitude: 81.8463°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872594.27
Julian Day2461059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.17°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.36°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)