पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 28, 1986 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 9.6 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्।

तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय।।9.6।।
"9.6 As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place but space, so have all these beings no home but Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra128.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra286.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:53
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga07:08 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:29 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:29 – 07:08 (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 Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857993.27
Julian Day2446458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.14°
🪷 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 (23.6585°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 1986-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)