पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 13, 1966 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra218.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha306.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani324.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:34 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:45
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Udveg06:59 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:46 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:46 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 06:59 (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-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 Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850704.27
Julian Day2439169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.58°
🪷 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 (23.3797°), declination -13.56°, EoT -14.60 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: 1966-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)