पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 31, 1962 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 18.71 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः।सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम्।।18.71।।
"18.71 Yea, he who listens to it with faith and without doubt, even he, freed from evil, shalt rise to the worlds which the virtuous attain through righteous deeds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra221.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha298.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra288.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani280.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:33
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:07 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849230.27
Julian Day2437695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.53°
🪷 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 (23.3233°), declination -17.55°, EoT -13.53 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: 1962-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)