पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 17, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra197.79°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha134.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.20°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra120.02°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani121.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla06:04 – 07:37
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:04 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854938.27
Julian Day2443403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.09°
🪷 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 (23.5416°), declination 2.37°, EoT 6.24 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: 1977-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)