पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · October 14, 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.17°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra194.46°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha164.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani338.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 14:58
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:18 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:18 (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 Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861905.27
Julian Day2450370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.28°
🪷 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 (23.8081°), declination -8.19°, EoT 14.65 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: 1996-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)