पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 8, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.75°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra241.74°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.22°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha192.98°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra236.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani209.67°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:09
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:09 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:09 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825406.27
Julian Day2413871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.66°
🪷 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 (22.4121°), declination -16.67°, EoT 15.99 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: 1896-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)