पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 24, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra195.57°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.73°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha176.06°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.00°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra183.37°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:38
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:08 (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 Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848736.27
Julian Day2437201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.89°
🪷 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 (23.3044°), declination -0.39°, EoT 8.79 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: 1960-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)