पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 18, 1889 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha290.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.03°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra321.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani117.00°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:50
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822555.27
Julian Day2411020.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.47°
🪷 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 (22.3031°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 1889-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)