पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · November 20, 1942 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।

"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	1.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.96°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	208.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	92.65°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	215.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	47.31°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:45 – 12:06
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:25
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:44 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:45 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:26 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:07 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:27 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:07 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:06 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:25 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842218.27
Julian Day	2430683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.65°

🪷 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 (23.0551°), declination -19.51°, EoT 13.70 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: 1942-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)