पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 29, 1949 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 3.31 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।

श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।
"3.31 Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firm in faith and without cavilling, they too are freed from the bondage of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra284.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha296.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra267.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani131.80°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:29
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Kāla07:08 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:08 (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 Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844480.27
Julian Day2432945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.62°
🪷 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 (23.1416°), declination -18.05°, EoT -13.17 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: 1949-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)