पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra166.82°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha53.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani127.65°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:53
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala05:30 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866137.27
Julian Day2454602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.62°
🪷 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 (23.9699°), declination 19.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2008-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)