पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 31, 2017 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: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra324.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha265.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.49°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra332.72°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani240.24°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:54
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:06 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869319.27
Julian Day2457784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.91°
🪷 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 (24.0916°), declination -17.37°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:49:34.324Z