पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
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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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha241.43°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra286.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani267.42°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)19:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 19 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 Kāla10:55 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:33
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 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 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:49 (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-1622926
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592788027.73
Julian Day-592199562.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.3246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.48°
🪷 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 -17.01°, 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: -1626067-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)