पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 9, 1995 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 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra358.77°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.65°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha279.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra217.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani314.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:49
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:04
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:11 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861261.27
Julian Day2449726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.37°
🪷 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 (23.7835°), declination -22.19°, EoT -7.10 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: 1995-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)