पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 31, 1999 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 13.33 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।

सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते।।13.33।।
"13.33 As space, though present everywhere, remains by reason of its subtlety unaffected, so the Self, though present in all forms, retains its purity unalloyed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra181.81°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.98°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha245.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.35°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani16.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:46
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863078.27
Julian Day2451543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.81°
🪷 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 (23.8530°), declination -23.14°, EoT -3.26 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: 1999-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)