पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 26, 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 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.94°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra163.77°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.07°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha236.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra225.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani308.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:38 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:26
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:08 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:26 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:26 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850290.27
Julian Day2438755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.44°
🪷 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 (23.3639°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 1964-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)