पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 16, 1917 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.38°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha280.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra249.21°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani95.25°KarkaPuṣya P1

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)00:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:48
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · 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 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832779.27
Julian Day2421244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.56°
🪷 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 (22.6941°), declination -21.06°, 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: 1917-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)