पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 12, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra21.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha215.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.21°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 10:55
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:19
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Kāla07:01 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848449.27
Julian Day2436914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.32°
🪷 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 -23.00°, EoT 5.54 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: 1959-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)