पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 24, 1953 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
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)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra80.17°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.49°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha328.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra357.02°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani184.12°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:51
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:07
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:59
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Roga06:50 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:15 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:07 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:07 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:15 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845967.27
Julian Day2434432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.77°
🪷 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 (23.1985°), declination -9.63°, EoT -13.84 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: 1953-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)