पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 25, 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 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.18°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra286.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.20°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha262.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra239.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani132.40°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:26 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:20
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Labha07:08 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:26 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:14 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:14 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:26 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822896.27
Julian Day2411361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3161°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.99°
🪷 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 (22.3161°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 1889-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)