पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 11, 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 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra313.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani216.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:49
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:05
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825470.27
Julian Day2413935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.32°
🪷 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 (22.4146°), declination -21.78°, EoT -7.89 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: 1897-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)