पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 22, 1961 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 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra301.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha181.18°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani270.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:09
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:06 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849099.27
Julian Day2437564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.16°
🪷 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 (23.3183°), declination 0.48°, EoT 8.08 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: 1961-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)