पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 18, 1938 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra168.45°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.64°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha292.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra309.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani340.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:44
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840482.27
Julian Day2428947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.86°
🪷 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 (22.9887°), declination -11.91°, EoT -14.43 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: 1938-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)