पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 24, 1921 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1328
Malayalam Era: 1097
Nanakshahi: 452
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.93°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra186.96°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.83°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha247.96°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.50°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra238.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani164.63°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:37 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:25
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:07 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:07 (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 Year5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834582.27
Julian Day2423047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.93°
🪷 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 (22.7631°), declination -23.43°, EoT -0.03 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: 1921-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)