पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 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 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra299.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.27°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha277.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.01°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani185.24°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:33 – 10:55
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:11
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:11 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:11 – 06:49 (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 Year-1622903
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592779626.73
Julian Day-592191161.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.0033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.75°
🪷 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 -17.11°, EoT 2.79 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: -1626044-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)