पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 18, 1916 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra68.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha293.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.03°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra306.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani79.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:28
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:49
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832415.27
Julian Day2420880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6802°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.52°
🪷 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 (22.6802°), declination -20.83°, 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: 1916-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)