पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 22, 1884 CE

🪷 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 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1941 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1806 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1291
Malayalam Era: 1060
Nanakshahi: 415
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.41°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra297.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha269.53°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani58.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:54
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Amṛta07:06 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:24 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:24 – 07:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4986
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821067.27
Julian Day2409532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.63°
🪷 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 (22.2462°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.91 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: 1884-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)