पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 12, 1918 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.33°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra256.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha252.14°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra305.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani110.53°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:31
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833140.27
Julian Day2421605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.15°
🪷 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 (22.7079°), declination -21.79°, EoT -8.27 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: 1918-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)