पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 8, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.45 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।

अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।
"6.45 Then after many lives, the student of spirituality, who earnestly strives, and whose sins are absolved, attains perfection and reaches the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra26.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha271.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra280.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani229.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:48
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:02 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847412.27
Julian Day2435877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.57°
🪷 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 (23.2538°), declination -15.12°, EoT -14.45 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: 1957-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)