पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 21, 3157 BCE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3099
Śaka Saṁvat: -3234
Bengali Saṁvat: -3749
Malayalam Era: -3980
Nanakshahi: -4625
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.53°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha204.13°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra168.54°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani59.17°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:23
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 Roga05:41 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 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 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 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 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:41 (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-54
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-19903.73
Julian Day568561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.1641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.12°
🪷 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 (-48.1641°), declination 17.09°, EoT -2.80 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: -3156-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)