पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 15, 1890 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 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1947 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1812 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1297
Malayalam Era: 1066
Nanakshahi: 421
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.74°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra279.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha257.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra225.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani145.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:51
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:21 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:21 – 07:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823251.27
Julian Day2411716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.85°
🪷 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 (22.3297°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 1890-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)