पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 20, 2112 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 2.43 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।

क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति।।2.43।।
"2.43 Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2169 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2034 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1519
Malayalam Era: 1288
Nanakshahi: 643
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.52°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha276.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.83°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra244.48°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani306.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:30
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 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 Year5213
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904005.27
Julian Day2492470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.15°
🪷 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 (25.4183°), declination -20.34°, EoT -10.96 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: 2112-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)