पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 1626011 BCE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625953
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626088
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626603
Malayalam Era: -1626834
Nanakshahi: -1627479
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra100.16°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani244.18°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:32
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:48 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:48 (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 Time

Kali Year-1622869
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592767209.73
Julian Day-592178744.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22718.5284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.30°
🪷 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 (-22718.5284°), declination -16.72°, EoT 3.25 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: -1626010-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)