पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 20, 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 7.12 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।

मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि नत्वहं तेषु ते मयि।।7.12।।
"7.12 Whatever be the nature of their life, whether it be pure or passionate or ignorant, they are all derived from Me. They are in Me, but I am not in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.12'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.09°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra211.37°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.33°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha254.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra233.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani132.47°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:41
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822891.27
Julian Day2411356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.49°
🪷 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 (22.3160°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 1889-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)