पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 1946 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.10°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.22°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	105.61°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.48°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	169.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	99.35°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:38 – 17:15
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:22 – 14:00
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:52 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:29 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:22 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:00 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:38 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:53 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:15 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:38 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:00 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:22 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:29 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843587.27
Julian Day	2432052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.70°

🪷 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 (23.1075°), declination 12.71°, EoT -3.05 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: 1946-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)