पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 20, 1977 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।

"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.49'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	240.55°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.13°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	136.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	70.53°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	121.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:47
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:44
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:06 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:37 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:47 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:47 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854941.27
Julian Day	2443406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.40°

🪷 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 (23.5417°), declination 1.21°, EoT 7.35 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: 1977-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)