पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 20, 1964 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.83°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra78.08°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.03°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha242.47°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani307.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:30
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:12
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 Udveg07:05 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:05 (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 Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850284.27
Julian Day2438749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.90°
🪷 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 (23.3636°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 1964-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)