पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 16, 1978 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.16°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra77.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.23°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha221.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra199.46°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani140.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:39 – 10:57
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:21
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Kāla07:03 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:21 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:39 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:39 – 05:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:21 – 07:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855393.27
Julian Day2443858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.40°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5590°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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 at: 2026-05-14T05:24:00.109Z