पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 7, 1885 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।
"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1942 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1807 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1292
Malayalam Era: 1061
Nanakshahi: 416
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha275.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani55.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:25
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:02 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4986
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821114.27
Julian Day2409579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.32°
🪷 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 (22.2480°), declination -15.29°, EoT -14.38 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: 1885-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)