पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 24, 1958 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 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.44°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha227.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.75°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani245.72°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:19
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:31 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848096.27
Julian Day2436561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.84°
🪷 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 (23.2799°), declination -23.43°, EoT -0.03 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: 1958-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)