पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 28, 1894 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 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra188.27°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani183.73°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 17:57
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:36
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:08 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:29 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:53 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:53 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824391.27
Julian Day2412856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.15°
🪷 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 (22.3733°), declination -18.23°, EoT -12.97 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: 1894-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)