पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 21, 1944 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 2.5 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्

श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।

हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव

भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
"2.5 Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.98°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra314.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha251.68°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra289.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani75.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 14:54
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:00
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:06 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:24 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:24 – 07:06 (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 Year5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842980.27
Julian Day2431445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.63°
🪷 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 (23.0843°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 1944-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)