पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 12, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.1 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः।।2.1।।
"2.1 Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.19°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.78°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.79°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha160.81°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra135.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani338.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:44
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861903.27
Julian Day2450368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.99°
🪷 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 (23.8080°), declination -7.44°, EoT 14.22 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: 1996-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)