पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 20, 1974 CE

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🪷 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

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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.26°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra314.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha244.72°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra255.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani83.50°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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)11:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 49 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 Kāla10:59 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:41
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: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853936.27
Julian Day2442401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.56°
🪷 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 (23.5033°), 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: 1974-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)