पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 27, 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 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.23°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra212.15°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha234.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra209.72°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani256.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:33
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:15
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:08 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:27 – 09:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:45 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:03 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:33 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:03 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:45 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:27 – 07:08 (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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848464.27
Julian Day2436929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.37°
🪷 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 (23.2940°), declination -23.36°, EoT -1.42 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: 1959-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)