पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 20, 1898 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: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.78°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra334.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha251.65°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.77°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra220.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani234.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:12
Yamaganda09:41 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:35
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:23 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:23 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826178.27
Julian Day2414643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.67°
🪷 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 (22.4417°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:43:20.426Z