पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 20, 1942 CE

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BG 18.8 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।

"18.8 To avoid an action through fear of physical suffering, because it is likely to be painful, is to act from passion, and the benefit of renunciation will not follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	274.38°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	180.38°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	139.44°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	49.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:47 – 18:19
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:47
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:05 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:37 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:44 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:47 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:19 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:47 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:44 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:09 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:37 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842157.27
Julian Day	2430622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	121.95°

🪷 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 (23.0528°), declination 1.41°, EoT 7.35 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: 1942-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)