पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 20, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra152.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha323.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra313.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani196.47°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:18
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:53 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:18 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:18 – 06:53 (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 Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846328.27
Julian Day2434793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.77°
🪷 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 (23.2123°), declination -11.16°, EoT -14.28 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: 1954-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)