पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 2, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra228.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha300.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra292.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani231.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:32
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:43 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868984.27
Julian Day2457449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0788°), declination -7.10°, EoT -12.85 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:40:54.646Z