पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 5, 2006 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra327.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha247.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.61°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra274.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani105.57°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:02
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:06
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865275.27
Julian Day2453740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.18°
🪷 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 (23.9370°), declination -22.64°, EoT -5.45 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: 2006-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)