पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 16, 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 18.60 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.25°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra206.15°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.41°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.88°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra210.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani170.20°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:39
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4994
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823983.27
Julian Day2412448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.26°
🪷 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 (22.3577°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 1892-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)