पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 8, 1897 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha286.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra310.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani216.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:48
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:11 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825467.27
Julian Day2413932.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.98°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.4145°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 1897-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)