पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 18, 1974 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra259.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha318.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani64.59°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:23
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:55 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 06:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853631.27
Julian Day2442096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.14°
🪷 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 (23.4916°), declination -11.82°, EoT -14.43 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: 1974-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)