पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 28, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.6 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते।।12.6।।
"12.6 Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra87.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha290.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.92°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra357.97°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani359.74°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:39
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:46 (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 Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851815.27
Julian Day2440280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.71°
🪷 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 (23.4222°), declination -8.09°, EoT -13.22 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: 1969-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)