पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 8, 1885 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra227.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha321.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.85°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani56.19°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:24
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 16:56
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4986
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821143.27
Julian Day2409608.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.66°
🪷 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 (22.2491°), declination -4.87°, EoT -11.53 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: 1885-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)