पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 12, 2024 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.07°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:49
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Chala07:11 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 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 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 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 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871856.27
Julian Day2460321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.59°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.75°, EoT -8.27 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: 2026-05-14T06:13:05.039Z