पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 28, 1896 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 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra171.45°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha272.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra297.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani215.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)00:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 02 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 Kāla08:27 – 09:45
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 14:57
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:09 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:45 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:45 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825456.27
Julian Day2413921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4141°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.84°
🪷 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 (22.4141°), declination -23.26°, 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: 1896-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)