पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 29, 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 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra151.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.45°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha261.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra247.28°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani276.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:22
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:45
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:09 (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)1849197.27
Julian Day2437662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.46°
🪷 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 (23.3221°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 1961-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)