पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · 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

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:14
Yamaganda11:37 – 13:00
Gulika Kāla14:24 – 15:47
Varjyam07:55 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:25

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 Amṛta07:27 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:51 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:14 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:37 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:00 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:24 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:24 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:00 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:37 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:14 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:51 – 07:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
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)