पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 10, 1942 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra237.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani30.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
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 Kāla15:28 – 16:56
Yamaganda09:33 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:59
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Roga06:36 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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 Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841963.27
Julian Day2430428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.10°
🪷 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 (23.0454°), declination -4.41°, EoT -11.02 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: 1942-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)