पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 7, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha339.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra350.35°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani252.95°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:07
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 Kāla06:39 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:39 (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 Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848169.27
Julian Day2436634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.96°
🪷 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 (23.2827°), declination -5.63°, EoT -11.77 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: 1959-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)