पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · January 24, 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.80°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:08
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873329.27
Julian Day2461794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.73°
🪷 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 (24.2450°), declination -19.36°, EoT -12.06 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: 2028-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)