पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 28, 2024 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra128.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha263.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.73°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra251.24°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani311.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla15:14 – 16:35
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Udveg07:08 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:29 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:53 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:14 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:14 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:53 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871872.27
Julian Day2460337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.02°
🪷 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 (24.1893°), declination -18.37°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:41:02.563Z