पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 17, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.39°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha221.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani319.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:40 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:34
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872196.27
Julian Day2460661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.79°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:30.325Z