पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 2, 1891 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 18.47 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।18.47।।
"18.47 It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra224.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani145.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:47
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:47 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:47 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:10 (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 Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823269.27
Julian Day2411734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.87°
🪷 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 (22.3304°), declination -22.95°, EoT -4.15 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: 1891-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)