पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 26, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	0.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.33°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	185.78°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	130.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	270.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:41
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:40
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:08 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:39 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:39 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:41 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:11 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:41 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:39 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:39 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849103.27
Julian Day	2437568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	201.74°

🪷 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 (23.3185°), declination -1.08°, EoT 9.50 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: 1961-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)