पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 26, 1963 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1370

Malayalam Era: 1139

Nanakshahi: 494

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	158.90°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	249.05°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.39°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	148.75°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.40°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	166.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	294.35°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:40 – 15:11
Yamaganda	06:08 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla	09:09 – 10:39
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Śubha	06:08 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:38 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:09 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:39 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:10 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:40 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:41 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:12 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:41 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:40 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:10 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:39 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:38 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849833.27
Julian Day	2438298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.37°

🪷 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 (23.3464°), declination -0.89°, 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: 1963-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)