पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 15, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra188.56°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.50°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha134.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra151.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani264.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:47
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838134.27
Julian Day2426599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.86°
🪷 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 (22.8989°), declination 3.47°, EoT 5.50 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: 1931-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)