पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 16, 505 BCE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।

"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -447

Śaka Saṁvat: -582

Bengali Saṁvat: -1097

Malayalam Era: -1328

Nanakshahi: -1973

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.84°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	83.34°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	341.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	46.75°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	358.18°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	20.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	40.46°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:19 – 19:00
Yamaganda	12:16 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla	15:38 – 17:19
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:31 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:12 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:53 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:16 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:57 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:38 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:00 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:19 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:38 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:57 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:53 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:12 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2598
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	948642.27
Julian Day	1537107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-11.1208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	18.50°

🪷 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 (-11.1208°), declination 18.70°, EoT 3.74 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: -0504-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)