पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 1, 1892 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1949 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1814 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1299
Malayalam Era: 1068
Nanakshahi: 423
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra269.24°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.18°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha251.95°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati322.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra284.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani158.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:47
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:47 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:47 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 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 Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823633.27
Julian Day2412098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.29°
🪷 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 (22.3443°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 1892-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)