पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 16, 1924 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 11.39 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः

प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।

नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः

पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते।।11.39।।
"11.39 Thou art the Wind, Thou art Death, Thou art the Fire, the Water, the Moon, the Father and the Grandfather. Honour and glory to Thee a thousand and a thousand times! Again and again, salutation be to Thee, O my Lord!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1981 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1846 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1331
Malayalam Era: 1100
Nanakshahi: 455
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.02°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra112.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha261.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.36°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra211.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani198.02°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:39 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:34
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5026
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835670.27
Julian Day2424135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.29°
🪷 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 (22.8047°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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: 1924-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)