पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 13, 1988 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
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BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.55°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	285.88°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.70°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	244.19°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	35.26°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	210.61°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	249.38°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:38 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:09 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:09
Yamaganda	09:38 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla	12:14 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:01 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:20 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:38 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:56 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:14 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:09 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:27 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:09 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:14 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:56 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:38 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:20 – 07:01 (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 Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859043.27
Julian Day	2447508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6986°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.45°

🪷 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 (23.6986°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 1988-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)