पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 18, 2079 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 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2136 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2001 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1486
Malayalam Era: 1255
Nanakshahi: 610
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra100.76°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha274.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.68°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra297.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani269.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:30
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891951.27
Julian Day2480416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.95°
🪷 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 (24.9572°), declination -20.54°, EoT -10.35 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: 2079-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)