पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 16, 1944 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।

"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.96°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	88.70°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.45°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	147.37°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	134.49°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	74.12°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:23 – 14:02
Yamaganda	07:28 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla	10:45 – 12:23
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:50 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:28 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:45 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:23 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:02 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:40 – 17:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:18 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:57 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:18 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:40 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:02 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:07 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:28 – 05:50 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842853.27
Julian Day	2431318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.99°

🪷 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 (23.0794°), declination 13.84°, EoT -3.97 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: 1944-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)