पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 14, 1940 CE

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BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	148.04°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	299.75°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	156.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	23.15°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	103.13°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	21.89°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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)	16:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:09 – 10:41
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla	06:03 – 07:36
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:03 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:09 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:41 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:20 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:53 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:25 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:53 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:20 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:41 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:09 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:36 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841421.27
Julian Day	2429886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	150.83°

🪷 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 (23.0247°), declination 3.54°, EoT 5.13 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: 1940-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)