पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 9, 1896 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra244.51°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha298.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.23°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra261.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.45°TulāViśākhā 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)03:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:34
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: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

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 Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825133.27
Julian Day2413598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.37°
🪷 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 (22.4017°), declination -14.87°, EoT -14.50 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: 1896-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)