पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 2, 1971 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.55°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	104.47°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	275.94°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	0.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	347.06°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	30.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:13 – 18:53
Yamaganda	12:16 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:13
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:40 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:19 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:58 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:16 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:55 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:53 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:13 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:55 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:16 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:58 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:19 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852608.27
Julian Day	2441073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4525°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.02°

🪷 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 (23.4525°), declination 15.12°, EoT 3.04 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: 1971-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)