पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 16, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra351.43°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra343.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani219.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:10
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:21 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:21 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847054.27
Julian Day2435519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.02°
🪷 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 (23.2401°), declination -12.73°, EoT -14.54 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: 1956-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)