पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 15, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.92°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha203.14°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra137.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani20.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:31
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:51 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:18 (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 Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841452.27
Julian Day2429917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.73°
🪷 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 (23.0258°), declination -8.39°, EoT 14.86 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: 1940-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)