पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 14, 1918 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra285.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha251.77°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra306.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani110.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:07
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Amṛta07:11 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:11 (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 Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833142.27
Julian Day2421607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.03°
🪷 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 (22.7080°), declination -21.46°, EoT -9.00 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: 1918-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)