पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 26, 2027 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra149.93°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha296.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.64°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra235.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

Surat, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:01
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:15
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:18 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°
Longitude: 72.8311°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 13 m

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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872966.27
Julian Day2461431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.36°
🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -18.81°, EoT -12.54 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: 2027-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)