पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 11, 1959 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.95°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	9.69°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	222.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	214.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	231.50°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	191.07°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	254.24°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:36 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:08 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:55 – 12:13
Yamaganda	14:50 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla	08:18 – 09:37
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta	09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:00 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:18 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:37 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:55 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:32 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:50 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:08 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:27 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:08 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:50 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:32 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:55 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:37 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:18 – 07:00 (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 Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848448.27
Julian Day	2436913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	132.83°

🪷 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 (23.2934°), declination -22.92°, EoT 5.99 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: 1959-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)