पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 3, 2098 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra262.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha241.98°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.52°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani155.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:47
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:47 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:38 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:47 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:10 (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 Year5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898876.27
Julian Day2487341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.29°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.2221°), declination -22.78°, EoT -4.59 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 for: 2098-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)