पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 16, 1897 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 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra60.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha288.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra319.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani217.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:30
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825475.27
Julian Day2413940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.63°
🪷 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 (22.4148°), declination -20.90°, EoT -9.69 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: 1897-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)