पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 13, 1996 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 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.32°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.51°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha280.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.53°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra303.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:31
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Kāla07:11 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (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 Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861630.27
Julian Day2450095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.92°
🪷 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 (23.7976°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.64 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: 1996-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)