पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 2016 CE

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🪷 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.46°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra116.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.83°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra287.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:29
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:11
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:22 – 09:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:40 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:40 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:22 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869275.27
Julian Day2457740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.52°
🪷 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 (24.0900°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:53:53.275Z