पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 16, 1977 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.47 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।18.47।।

"18.47 It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.53°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	350.93°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	11.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	45.48°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	350.90°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	107.44°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:53
Yamaganda	10:34 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla	13:57 – 15:38
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:30 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:53 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:34 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:16 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:57 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:38 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:01 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:20 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:38 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:57 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:34 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:53 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854814.27
Julian Day	2443279.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	336.94°

🪷 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 (23.5369°), declination 19.03°, EoT 3.74 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: 1977-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)