पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 12, 1888 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 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1945 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1810 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1295
Malayalam Era: 1064
Nanakshahi: 419
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.03°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra252.18°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.69°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha266.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani102.64°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:06
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:09
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 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 Year4989
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822183.27
Julian Day2410648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.83°
🪷 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 (22.2889°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 1888-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)