पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 31, 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra275.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha250.07°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani236.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:46 – 11:04
Yamaganda13:41 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:28
Varjyam07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:46 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:46 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869288.27
Julian Day2457753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.79°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -23.08°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:39:47.428Z