पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 22, 3130 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3072
Śaka Saṁvat: -3207
Bengali Saṁvat: -3722
Malayalam Era: -3953
Nanakshahi: -4598
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.54°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra160.50°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha206.15°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani20.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:42
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Amṛta05:41 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:22 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:02 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:22 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10041.73
Julian Day578423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.96°
🪷 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 (-47.7869°), declination 16.98°, EoT -2.54 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: -3129-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)