पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 8, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.60°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra80.48°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha69.68°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.75°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra60.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani213.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:18
Yamaganda12:24 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:34
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:30 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:18 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847197.27
Julian Day2435662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.65°
🪷 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 (23.2456°), declination 22.50°, EoT -4.68 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: 1956-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)