पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 16, 3124 BCE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3066
Śaka Saṁvat: -3201
Bengali Saṁvat: -3716
Malayalam Era: -3947
Nanakshahi: -4592
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.03°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.52°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.36°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha197.39°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra139.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani109.15°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:04
Yamaganda07:20 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:23
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
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: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:26 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:07 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:26 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:39 (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-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7855.73
Julian Day580609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.50°
🪷 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 (-47.7033°), declination 18.44°, EoT -3.97 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: -3123-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)