पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 18, 1917 CE

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BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	242.85°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	290.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	264.39°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	289.96°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	111.96°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:53 – 16:11
Yamaganda	09:40 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla	12:17 – 13:35
Varjyam	07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:04 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:40 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:17 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:53 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:11 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:29 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:11 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:17 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833115.27
Julian Day	2421580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.05°

🪷 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 (22.7070°), declination -23.36°, EoT 2.79 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: 1917-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)