पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · February 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha317.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

Agra, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:41
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.1767°
Longitude: 78.0081°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872262.27
Julian Day2460727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.70°
🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.53°, EoT -14.19 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: 2025-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)