पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 16, 2078 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra350.00°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.55°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha312.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:58
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891615.27
Julian Day2480080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.34°
🪷 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 (24.9444°), declination -12.25°, 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: 2078-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)