पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 23, 1938 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: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.10°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra277.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani338.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:32 – 17:52
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:32
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:30 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:32 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:52 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:32 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:30 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 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 Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840456.27
Julian Day2428921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.34°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.9877°), declination -19.63°, EoT -11.81 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: 1938-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)