पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 9, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra336.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha287.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani216.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:30
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825468.27
Julian Day2413933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.96°
🪷 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 (22.4145°), declination -22.08°, EoT -7.10 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: 1897-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)