पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · February 23, 1974 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.31 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।

नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।
"4.31 Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal. This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice; much less the other world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra319.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha314.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra274.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani64.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:42 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:16
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:51 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:42 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:42 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853636.27
Julian Day2442101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.72°
🪷 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 (23.4918°), declination -10.03°, EoT -13.97 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: 1974-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)