पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 18, 2116 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 3.28 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।

गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।
"3.28 But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2173 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2038 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1523
Malayalam Era: 1292
Nanakshahi: 647
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha246.54°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra313.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani352.23°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:10
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:31
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:10 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:10 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905464.27
Julian Day2493929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.89°
🪷 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 (25.4741°), declination -20.74°, 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: 2116-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)