पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 16, 1930 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1987 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1852 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1337
Malayalam Era: 1106
Nanakshahi: 461
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.48°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra191.53°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha261.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.03°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra210.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani259.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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)03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:21
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: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

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 Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837861.27
Julian Day2426326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.14°
🪷 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 (22.8885°), declination -23.27°, 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: 1930-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)