पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 8, 1959 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 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha291.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani250.78°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:03
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 Kāla16:42 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:34 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:42
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848142.27
Julian Day2436607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.56°
🪷 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 (23.2817°), declination -15.27°, 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: 1959-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)