पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 25, 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.27°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra167.20°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha238.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.68°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani230.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:02
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:08 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:26 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:02 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:02 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:26 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858324.27
Julian Day2446789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.57°
🪷 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 (23.6711°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 1986-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)