पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 25, 3114 BCE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3056
Śaka Saṁvat: -3191 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: -3706
Malayalam Era: -3937
Nanakshahi: -4582
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.39°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.65°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha170.80°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:22 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:21
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:43 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:00 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-11
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-4194.73
Julian Day584270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.26°
🪷 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 (-47.5632°), declination 16.09°, EoT -1.71 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: -3113-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)