पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 4, 1952 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.34°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha330.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.26°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra292.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani170.84°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:54
Yamaganda09:37 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:59
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:42 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:42 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845610.27
Julian Day2434075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.14°
🪷 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 (23.1849°), declination -6.52°, EoT -12.45 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: 1952-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)