पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 22, 1961 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 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.63°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra66.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.19°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha250.42°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra238.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani275.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)17:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 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 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849190.27
Julian Day2437655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.79°
🪷 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 (23.3218°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 1961-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)