पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 16, 1940 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.50°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	356.21°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	204.34°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	138.24°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	20.16°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:31
Yamaganda	07:45 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla	10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:45 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:57 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:23 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:50 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:23 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:57 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:12 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:45 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841453.27
Julian Day	2429918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.33°

🪷 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 (23.0259°), declination -8.76°, EoT 15.05 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: 1940-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)