पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 20, 1954 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 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra107.25°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.51°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha280.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra274.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani195.76°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:59
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 Kāla12:30 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:30
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: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846297.27
Julian Day2434762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.11°
🪷 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 (23.2111°), declination -20.26°, 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: 1954-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)