पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 1, 1997 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha259.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani337.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:41
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:23
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861984.27
Julian Day2450449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.97°
🪷 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 (23.8111°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 1997-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)