पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 8, 1889 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra29.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.09°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha311.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.17°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra345.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani115.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 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 Kāla11:11 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:48
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:02 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822576.27
Julian Day2411041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.91°
🪷 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 (22.3039°), declination -14.96°, 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: 1889-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)