पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · September 29, 1998 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।

"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	253.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	164.39°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	327.54°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	153.83°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	8.12°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla	12:09 – 13:39
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:10 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:40 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:39 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:09 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:09 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:39 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:40 – 06:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862620.27
Julian Day	2451085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.51°

🪷 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 (23.8354°), declination -2.27°, EoT 10.52 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: 1998-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)