पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 2, 2104 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 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।
"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.99°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha233.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra221.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani222.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:42
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:23
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901065.27
Julian Day2489530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.35°
🪷 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 (25.3058°), declination -23.01°, EoT -4.15 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: 2104-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)