पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 4, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra18.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha243.34°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani113.34°KarkaAśleṣā 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)15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 57 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 Kāla09:33 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:14
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Kāla06:55 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:14 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:14 – 06:55 (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 Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854651.27
Julian Day2443116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.18°
🪷 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 (23.5307°), declination -22.23°, 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: 1976-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)