पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 15, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra333.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha247.95°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati91.04°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra247.15°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani45.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:39 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:33
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842243.27
Julian Day2430708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.60°
🪷 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 (23.0561°), declination -23.22°, EoT 4.18 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: 1942-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)