पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 21, 1901 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 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.37°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra254.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani258.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:11
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826940.27
Julian Day2415405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.26°
🪷 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 (22.4708°), declination -20.08°, EoT -11.26 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: 1901-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)