पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 4, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha165.66°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra92.93°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani214.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:02
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:53
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847255.27
Julian Day2435720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.10°
🪷 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 (23.2478°), declination 7.26°, EoT 1.50 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: 1956-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)