पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 16, 1891 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1298

Malayalam Era: 1067

Nanakshahi: 422

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	93.14°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	36.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	24.55°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	317.86°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	325.76°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	139.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:32
Yamaganda	05:54 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla	09:07 – 10:43
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:07 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:43 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:32 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:08 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:44 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:08 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:32 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:43 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:31 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1823373.27
Julian Day	2411838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.85°

🪷 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 (22.3344°), declination 9.96°, EoT 0.02 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: 1891-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)