पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 26, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra26.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha267.06°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:50
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869679.27
Julian Day2458144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.39°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -18.76°, EoT -12.54 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: 2018-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)