पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 7, 1886 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1943 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1808 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1293
Malayalam Era: 1062
Nanakshahi: 417
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha242.67°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.07°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra309.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani72.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:03
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:07
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:11 (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 Year4987
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821448.27
Julian Day2409913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.95°
🪷 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 (22.2608°), declination -22.39°, EoT -6.29 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: 1886-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)