पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 1990 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.10°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha256.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.31°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra252.38°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani270.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:40
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:52
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:40 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:40 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859777.27
Julian Day2448242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.05°
🪷 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 (23.7267°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 1990-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)