पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 16, 1943 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 10.10 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।

ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते।।10.10।।
"10.10 To those who are always devout and who worship Me with love, I give the power of discrimination, which leads them to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.14°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra109.06°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha259.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.60°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra196.48°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani60.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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)20:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 03 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 Kāla13:34 – 14:52
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 10:57
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 Śubha07:03 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:21 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:52 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:52 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:21 – 07:03 (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 Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842609.27
Julian Day2431074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.88°
🪷 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 (23.0701°), declination -23.26°, 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: 1943-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)