पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 5, 1974 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 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra32.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani66.97°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:29
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:39 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:11 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853587.27
Julian Day2442052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.78°
🪷 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 (23.4900°), declination -22.67°, EoT -5.45 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: 1974-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)