पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 30, 2000 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 4.24 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्महविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्।

ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना।।4.24।।
"4.24 For him, the sacrifice itself is the Spirit; the Spirit and the oblation are one; it is the Spirit Itself which is sacrificed in Its own fire, and the man even in action is united with God, since while performing his act, his mind never ceases to be fixed on Him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.89°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha257.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati38.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra300.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani30.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:46 – 11:04
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:28
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:09 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:46 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:35 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:46 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:09 (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 Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863443.27
Julian Day2451908.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.54°
🪷 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 (23.8669°), declination -23.15°, EoT -2.80 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: 2000-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)