पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 11, 1917 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 9.23 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।
"9.23 Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.57°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra116.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha284.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.10°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra242.98°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani95.66°KarkaPuṣya P1

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)19:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:05
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:08
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832774.27
Julian Day2421239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.44°
🪷 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 (22.6939°), declination -21.91°, 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: 1917-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)