पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 6, 2018 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.90°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:07
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:29
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:39 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:11 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869659.27
Julian Day2458124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.71°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-05-14T07:18:56.537Z