पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · March 16, 1987 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra157.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha307.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:28
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858405.27
Julian Day2446870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.29°
🪷 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 (23.6742°), declination -2.02°, EoT -9.36 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: 1987-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)