पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 21, 1928 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 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।
"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra255.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.62°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha285.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra238.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani232.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:31
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836801.27
Julian Day2425266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.36°
🪷 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 (22.8480°), declination -20.20°, 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: 1928-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)