पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 4, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: दत्त जयन्ती — Datta Jayantī
Birth of Dattātreya from Atri-Anusūyā; tri-mūrti unified avatāra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra38.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.92°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha227.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani356.12°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:29
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:10
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:55 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:14 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:14 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851729.27
Julian Day2440194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.41°
🪷 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 (23.4189°), declination -22.22°, EoT 8.96 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: 1968-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)