पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 19, 1887 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1944 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1809 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1294
Malayalam Era: 1063
Nanakshahi: 418
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra216.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha266.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.99°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra289.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani86.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:30
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4988
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821825.27
Julian Day2410290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.82°
🪷 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 (22.2752°), declination -20.42°, 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: 1887-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)