पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 9, 1947 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 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।
"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra110.70°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha256.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.00°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra220.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani104.04°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:04
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:08
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

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) (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 · 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 Śubha07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:41 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:11 (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 Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843729.27
Julian Day2432194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.01°
🪷 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 (23.1129°), declination -22.23°, EoT -7.10 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: 1947-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)