पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 5, 1888 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1945 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1810 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1295
Malayalam Era: 1064
Nanakshahi: 419
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.36°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha321.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra291.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani98.79°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:27
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Amṛta06:40 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4989
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822236.27
Julian Day2410701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.10°
🪷 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 (22.2909°), declination -5.93°, EoT -12.23 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: 1888-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)