पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 28, 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 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra264.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha247.85°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani193.82°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:21
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:45
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:09 (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 Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824725.27
Julian Day2413190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3861°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.39°
🪷 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 (22.3861°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 1894-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)