पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 20, 1953 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 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra337.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra323.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani184.17°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
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 Kāla15:10 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:50
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845932.27
Julian Day2434397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.30°
🪷 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 (23.1972°), declination -20.21°, EoT -10.96 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: 1953-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)