पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 4, 1970 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 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.27°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha247.92°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.23°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.88°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani24.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 35 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 Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:33
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852459.27
Julian Day2440924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.48°
🪷 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 (23.4468°), declination -22.15°, 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: 1970-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)