पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 1626045 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 18.71 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः।सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम्।।18.71।।
"18.71 Yea, he who listens to it with faith and without doubt, even he, freed from evil, shalt rise to the worlds which the virtuous attain through righteous deeds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625987
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626122
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626637
Malayalam Era: -1626868
Nanakshahi: -1627513
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.64°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha275.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra244.76°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani185.18°TulāCitrā P4

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)08:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 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
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

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-1622903
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592779627.73
Julian Day-592191162.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.0033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.76°
🪷 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 (-22719.0033°), declination -16.82°, 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: -1626044-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)