पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 9, 1897 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 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।
"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha274.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra346.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani218.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:43
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:57
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:24 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:24 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825499.27
Julian Day2413964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.13°
🪷 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 (22.4157°), declination -14.62°, 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: 1897-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)