पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 9, 1896 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.49°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	112.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	34.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	124.55°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	124.38°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	201.54°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:23 – 19:02
Yamaganda	12:25 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla	15:43 – 17:23
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:47 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:26 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:25 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:04 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:43 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:23 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:02 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:23 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:43 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:04 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:25 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:26 – 05:47 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825315.27
Julian Day	2413780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	356.57°

🪷 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 (22.4087°), declination 15.77°, EoT -5.21 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: 1896-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)