पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 21, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.25 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।

छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।।
"5.25 Sages whose sins have been washed away, whose sense of separateness has vanished, who have subdued themselves, and seek only the welfare of all, come to the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.90°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra110.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha265.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra218.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 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 Kāla11:00 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:42
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 Chala07:06 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:42 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:42 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847363.27
Julian Day2435828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.09°
🪷 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 (23.2519°), 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: 1956-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)