पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 1993 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.35°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra300.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.84°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha233.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.71°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra235.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani301.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:35 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:22
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:11 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:11 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 07:04 (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 Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860874.27
Julian Day2449339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7687°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.08°
🪷 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 (23.7687°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 1993-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)