पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 8, 1951 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha250.98°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra277.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani159.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)07:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 36 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 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:49
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:03
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845189.27
Julian Day2433654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.50°
🪷 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 (23.1688°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.70 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: 1951-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)