पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 2, 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 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.81°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha250.82°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati322.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani158.67°KanyāUttara 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)08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 35 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 Kāla09:47 – 11:05
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:29
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Kāla07:10 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823634.27
Julian Day2412099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.05°
🪷 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 (22.3444°), declination -22.97°, 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: 1892-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)