पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 3, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra1.78°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.37°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha294.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani348.48°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:21
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:54
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:43 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:37 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:37 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851453.27
Julian Day2439918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4083°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.31°
🪷 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 (23.4083°), declination -6.86°, EoT -12.65 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: 1968-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)