पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 9, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra154.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha320.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.85°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra332.71°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani230.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:31
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:36 (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 Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825892.27
Julian Day2414357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.15°
🪷 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 (22.4307°), declination -4.54°, EoT -11.28 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: 1898-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)