पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 18, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
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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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra18.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.32°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha279.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.91°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra345.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani219.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:20
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:45 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:45 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 06:55 (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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847056.27
Julian Day2435521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.05°
🪷 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 (23.2402°), declination -12.04°, EoT -14.43 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: 1956-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)