पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 23, 2018 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: 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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.02°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra71.09°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha226.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra200.64°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani256.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:13
Varjyam07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 Udveg07:07 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:01 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:01 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:07 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870010.27
Julian Day2458475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.39°
🪷 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 (24.1181°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2026-05-14T08:55:47.986Z