पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 28, 1885 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.31 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।

श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।

"3.31 Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firm in faith and without cavilling, they too are freed from the bondage of action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1942 Vilambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1807 Pārthiva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1292

Malayalam Era: 1061

Nanakshahi: 416

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	28.24°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.09°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	150.47°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	149.81°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	202.04°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	76.51°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:39 – 09:09
Yamaganda	10:39 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla	13:39 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:10 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:39 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:09 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:09 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:39 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:09 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:39 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:09 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:39 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:09 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:39 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4987
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1821347.27
Julian Day	2409812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.2569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.83°

🪷 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 (22.2569°), declination -2.01°, EoT 10.18 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: 1885-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)