पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 8, 1995 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra30.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.83°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani318.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:34
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Labha07:02 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861291.27
Julian Day2449756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.93°
🪷 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 (23.7846°), declination -15.19°, EoT -14.45 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: 1995-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)