पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 21, 2078 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 7.12 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।

मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि नत्वहं तेषु ते मयि।।7.12।।
"7.12 Whatever be the nature of their life, whether it be pure or passionate or ignorant, they are all derived from Me. They are in Me, but I am not in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra8.03°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.66°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha267.28°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani259.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:50
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
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: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:10 (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 Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891589.27
Julian Day2480054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.68°
🪷 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 (24.9434°), declination -19.85°, EoT -11.26 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: 2078-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)