पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra251.71°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha282.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra347.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:43
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866417.27
Julian Day2454882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.33°
🪷 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 (23.9807°), declination -10.93°, EoT -14.28 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: 2009-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)