पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 20, 3172 BCE

🪷 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 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra112.40°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.17°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha248.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.95°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra229.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani238.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:50
Yamaganda06:37 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:43
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25291.73
Julian Day563173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.34°
🪷 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 (-48.3701°), declination -16.24°, EoT 13.70 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: -3171-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)