पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 21, 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)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.38°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra146.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha236.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra279.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani349.69°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:30
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:12
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:06 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862338.27
Julian Day2450803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.58°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8247°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 1997-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)