पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 2, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।
"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha331.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati218.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani252.61°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:38
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:44 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848164.27
Julian Day2436629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.18°
🪷 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 (23.2825°), declination -7.55°, EoT -12.85 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: 1959-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)