पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 2, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra269.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha138.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.44°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra156.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani259.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:08
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848714.27
Julian Day2437179.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.53°
🪷 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 (23.3036°), declination 7.98°, EoT 0.81 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: 1960-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)