पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 8, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra105.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.81°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha217.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra274.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani264.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 14:49
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:54
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:58 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848811.27
Julian Day2437276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.82°
🪷 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 (23.3073°), declination -22.70°, EoT 7.30 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: 1960-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)