पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 31, 1987 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra307.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.22°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha299.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati330.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra240.84°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani234.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 54 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 Kāla09:50 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:28
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Kāla07:07 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858361.27
Julian Day2446826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.01°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6725°), declination -17.57°, 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: 1987-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)