पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 24, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।
"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra200.24°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha322.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani196.44°TulāSvātī P3

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)23:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 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 Kāla12:33 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:33
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:41 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:41 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846332.27
Julian Day2434797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.81°
🪷 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 (23.2125°), declination -9.72°, 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: 1954-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)