पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 11, 1959 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.78°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.74°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha247.70°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.03°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra281.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani247.82°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:27 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:24
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:30 – 09:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:49 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:49 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:30 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848114.27
Julian Day2436579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.35°
🪷 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 (23.2806°), declination -21.94°, EoT -7.89 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: 1959-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)