पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 1894 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 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.77°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra135.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha232.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.23°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra249.45°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani192.97°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:11
Yamaganda09:40 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:35
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:11 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:11 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824715.27
Julian Day2413180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.44°
🪷 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 (22.3857°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 1894-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)