पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 16, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra107.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha280.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra353.33°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani219.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 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 Kāla15:23 – 16:47
Yamaganda09:45 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:58
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:45 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:45 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 06:56 (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)1825506.27
Julian Day2413971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.36°
🪷 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 (22.4160°), declination -12.28°, EoT -14.54 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: 1897-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)