पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 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 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.98°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra151.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha263.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.40°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra229.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani224.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:40
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:04 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 07:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825810.27
Julian Day2414275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.14°
🪷 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 (22.4276°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 1897-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)