पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 25, 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.66°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra180.23°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.76°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani158.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 45 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 Kāla11:02 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:44
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:08 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:08 (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 Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823626.27
Julian Day2412091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.25°
🪷 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 (22.3441°), declination -23.40°, 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: 1891-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)