पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 2, 1999 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 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।
"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra125.79°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.73°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha287.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra311.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani3.95°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:55
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

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 Roga07:06 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:28 – 07:06 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862746.27
Julian Day2451211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.66°
🪷 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 (23.8403°), declination -16.98°, EoT -13.84 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: 1999-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)