पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 29, 1969 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra131.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha273.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.16°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra247.73°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani9.15°MeṣaAśvinī 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)21:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 57 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 Kāla08:27 – 09:45
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 14:58
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:09 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:45 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:45 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852119.27
Julian Day2440584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.48°
🪷 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 (23.4338°), declination -23.24°, 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: 1969-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)