पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 21, 1986 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 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।
"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.20°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra117.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha232.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra201.65°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani230.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:30
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:12
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:06 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858320.27
Julian Day2446785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.51°
🪷 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 (23.6710°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 1986-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)