पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 15, 3172 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 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra46.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.82°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha242.96°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.43°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra223.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani237.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 07:55
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:32 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25296.73
Julian Day563168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.30°
🪷 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 (-48.3703°), declination -14.67°, EoT 14.88 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: -3171-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)