पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 28, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra74.69°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.97°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha303.55°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.31°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani267.57°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:39 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:13
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:39 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:39 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837935.27
Julian Day2426400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.95°
🪷 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 (22.8913°), declination -8.38°, EoT -13.22 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: 1931-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)