पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 21, 1980 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 6.15 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।

शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।।
"6.15 Thus keeping his mind always in communion with Me, and with his thoughts subdued, he shall attain that Peace which is mine and which will lead him to liberation at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra319.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha276.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra312.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani153.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:11
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855794.27
Julian Day2444259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.25°
🪷 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 (23.5744°), declination -20.12°, EoT -11.26 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: 1980-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)