पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 2, 1981 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.13°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.63°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.60°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra173.84°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani164.86°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:18
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:58 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856384.27
Julian Day2444849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.79°
🪷 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 (23.5969°), declination 8.01°, EoT 0.81 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: 1981-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)