पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 20, 1946 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra257.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.67°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha22.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.52°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra62.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani88.24°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:39
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:28 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 19:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:03 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843495.27
Julian Day2431960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.25°
🪷 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 (23.1040°), declination 19.81°, EoT 3.60 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: 1946-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)