पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · January 8, 3233 BCE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3175
Śaka Saṁvat: -3310
Bengali Saṁvat: -3825
Malayalam Era: -4056
Nanakshahi: -4701
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra84.87°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.91°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha295.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani210.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 13:44
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:26
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 · 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 Labha07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-47888.73
Julian Day540576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.2344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.97°
🪷 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 (-49.2344°), declination -23.39°, EoT -6.70 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: -3232-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)