पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 23, 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.52°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra72.05°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha260.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.16°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani44.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī 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)17:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:19
Varjyam07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:31 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842251.27
Julian Day2430716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.81°
🪷 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 (23.0564°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.44 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: 1942-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)