पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 15, 1974 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.04°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha275.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra285.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani66.21°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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)00:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:48
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:11 (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 Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853597.27
Julian Day2442062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.68°
🪷 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 (23.4903°), declination -21.22°, 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: 1974-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)