पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 10, 1964 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra299.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha252.12°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra205.66°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani306.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 14:50
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:55
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:18 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:18 – 06:59 (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 Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850274.27
Julian Day2438739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.09°
🪷 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 (23.3632°), declination -22.90°, EoT 6.43 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: 1964-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)