पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 27, 1949 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 12.13 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी।।12.13।।
"12.13 He who is incapable of hatred towards any being, who is kind and compassionate, free from selfishness, without pride, equable in pleasure and in pain, and forgiving," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.81°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra339.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha270.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra292.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani146.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:15
Yamaganda09:45 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:39
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:08 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:45 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:45 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844812.27
Julian Day2433277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.85°
🪷 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 (23.1543°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 1949-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)