पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 2, 1998 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	91.41°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.27°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	351.17°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	325.89°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.24°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	1.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:58 – 10:37
Yamaganda	13:55 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla	05:40 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:40 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:58 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:37 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:16 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:55 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:35 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:53 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:14 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:35 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:55 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:16 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:37 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:58 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862470.27
Julian Day	2450935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	71.35°

🪷 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 (23.8297°), declination 15.27°, EoT 3.04 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: 1998-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)