पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 18, 2118 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 4.15 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः।

कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्।।4.15।।
"4.15 In the light of wisdom, our ancestors, who sought deliverance, performed their acts. Act thou also, as did our fathers of old." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2175 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2040 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1525
Malayalam Era: 1294
Nanakshahi: 649
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra222.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.23°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha266.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra229.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani18.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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)03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
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 Kāla15:09 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:49
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:11 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5219
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1906195.27
Julian Day2494660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.5020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.80°
🪷 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 (25.5020°), declination -20.64°, 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: 2118-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)