पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 15, 1956 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha289.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani217.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 17:46
Yamaganda12:29 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:27
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:46 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847022.27
Julian Day2435487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.99°
🪷 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 (23.2389°), declination -21.33°, EoT -9.35 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: 1956-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)