पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 21, 1996 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।

"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.46°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	200.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.63°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	151.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.37°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	78.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	342.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:22 – 13:59
Yamaganda	07:30 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla	10:45 – 12:22
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:53 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:30 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:45 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:22 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:59 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:37 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:14 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:52 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:14 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:37 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:59 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:22 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:07 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861851.27
Julian Day	2450316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	80.12°

🪷 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 (23.8060°), declination 12.07°, EoT -2.80 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: 1996-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)