पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 24, 1942 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 10.20 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।

अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।
"10.20 O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra7.81°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha299.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra296.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani28.95°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:30
Varjyam07:36 – 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: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841918.27
Julian Day2430383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.24°
🪷 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 (23.0437°), declination -19.39°, EoT -12.06 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: 1942-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)