पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 8, 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 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।
"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.24'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.25°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.60°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.43°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra277.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani55.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:06
Yamaganda12:34 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:43
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Udveg07:02 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4986
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821115.27
Julian Day2409580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.16°
🪷 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 -14.97°, EoT -14.45 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: 1885-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)