पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 9, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra246.99°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha229.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra222.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani274.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:17
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:59 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:17 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:17 – 06:59 (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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849177.27
Julian Day2437642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.92°
🪷 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 (23.3213°), declination -22.77°, EoT 6.87 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: 1961-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)