पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 1889 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 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.03°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra169.80°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.60°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha249.66°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra229.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani132.49°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:40 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:34
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822888.27
Julian Day2411353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.91°
🪷 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 (22.3158°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 1889-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)