पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 9, 1959 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।

"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	259.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	178.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	186.98°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.04°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	131.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	248.63°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:38 – 12:06
Yamaganda	15:02 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	07:42 – 09:10
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:14 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:42 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:10 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:38 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:02 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:57 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:02 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:06 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:38 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:42 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848385.27
Julian Day	2436850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.86°

🪷 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 (23.2910°), declination -5.91°, EoT 13.49 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: 1959-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)