पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 17, 1960 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 18.27 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।
"18.27 In him who is impulsive, greedy, looking for reward, violent, impure, torn between joy and sorrow,it may be assumed that in him Passion is predominant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.23°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.37°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha267.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani258.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 17:47
Yamaganda12:29 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:28
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848485.27
Julian Day2436950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.25°
🪷 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 (23.2948°), declination -20.96°, EoT -10.03 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: 1960-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)