पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 5, 1956 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra171.62°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.46°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha278.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.62°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani216.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:02
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:06
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847012.27
Julian Day2435477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.90°
🪷 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 (23.2385°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.45 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: 1956-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)