पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 24, 1897 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha289.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra1.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani219.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:33
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 Labha06:49 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:41 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:41 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825514.27
Julian Day2413979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.66°
🪷 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 (22.4163°), declination -9.41°, EoT -13.84 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: 1897-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)