पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 1, 1942 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha263.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra296.25°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani29.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:00
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:05
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:10 (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 Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841895.27
Julian Day2430360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.30°
🪷 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 (23.0428°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 1942-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)