पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 15, 1978 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	302.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	33.73°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.59°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	293.54°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	62.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	308.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	123.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:34 – 13:58
Yamaganda	08:21 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla	11:10 – 12:34
Varjyam	07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta	09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:57 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:21 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:46 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:10 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:58 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:22 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:10 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:22 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:34 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:10 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:46 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:21 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855089.27
Julian Day	2443554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.71°

🪷 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 (23.5474°), declination -12.85°, EoT -14.57 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: 1978-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)