पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 17, 1895 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha321.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati64.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra325.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani195.87°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:12
Yamaganda12:34 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:47
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

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)
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 · 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 Udveg06:56 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:20 – 09:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:45 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:12 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:45 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:20 – 06:56 (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 Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824776.27
Julian Day2413241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.62°
🪷 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 (22.3880°), declination -12.11°, EoT -14.49 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: 1895-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)