पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 24, 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 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.28°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra328.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani217.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:33
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:09 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:30 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:30 – 07:09 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825483.27
Julian Day2413948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.83°
🪷 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 (22.4151°), declination -19.17°, EoT -12.06 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: 1897-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)