पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 9, 1904 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra235.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.20°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha311.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani294.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
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 – 09:34
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-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 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 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:37 (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 + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828083.27
Julian Day2416548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.11°
🪷 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 (22.5145°), declination -4.72°, 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: 1904-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)