पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 1626068 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1626010
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626145
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626660
Malayalam Era: -1626891
Nanakshahi: -1627536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra110.67°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha240.77°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra287.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani267.29°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 59 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 Kāla13:38 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:10
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:54
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:48 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:10 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:10 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622926
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592788028.73
Julian Day-592199563.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.3246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.04°
🪷 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 (-22719.3246°), declination -16.71°, 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: -1626067-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)