पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · April 18, 2104 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।

"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1511

Malayalam Era: 1280

Nanakshahi: 635

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	268.08°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.80°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	334.24°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.16°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	354.64°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	226.55°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:19
Yamaganda	15:32 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	07:29 – 09:05
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:52 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:29 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:05 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:55 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:32 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:32 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:19 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:05 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:29 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901172.27
Julian Day	2489637.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.81°

🪷 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 (25.3099°), declination 10.81°, EoT 0.51 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: 2104-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)