पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 2, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra27.02°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha163.48°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.63°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra101.64°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani15.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:54
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852001.27
Julian Day2440466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.33°
🪷 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 (23.4293°), declination 8.05°, EoT 0.81 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: 1969-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)