पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 16, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.12 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।

उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये।।6.12।।
"6.12 Seated thus, his mind concentrated, its functions controlled and his senses governed, let him practise meditation for the purification of his lower nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.12'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra45.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.39°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha295.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani123.56°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:10
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:21 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:21 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855090.27
Julian Day2443555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.54°
🪷 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 -12.51°, EoT -14.54 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: 1978-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)