पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 13, 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.35°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha260.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.78°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra270.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani104.98°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:50
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:11 (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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865283.27
Julian Day2453748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9373°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.16°
🪷 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 (23.9373°), declination -21.53°, EoT -8.64 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: 2006-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)