पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 20, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.2 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन।।2.2।।
"2.2 "The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.42°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra25.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha184.27°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.26°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra143.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani130.43°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:04
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844379.27
Julian Day2432844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.19°
🪷 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 (23.1378°), declination -10.24°, EoT 15.70 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: 1948-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)