पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 23, 3130 BCE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.6 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते।।12.6।।
"12.6 Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.6'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.54°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra174.30°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha206.80°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra153.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani20.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:02
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 Roga05:42 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10040.73
Julian Day578424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.77°
🪷 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 (-47.7868°), declination 16.70°, EoT -2.27 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: -3129-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)