पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 31, 1909 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra127.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.01°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha272.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.84°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra300.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani355.01°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:46
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:10 (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 Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830206.27
Julian Day2418671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.82°
🪷 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 (22.5957°), declination -23.15°, EoT -3.26 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: 1909-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)