पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 26, 3157 BCE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.51°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra249.62°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha210.47°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra174.78°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani59.02°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:19 – 18:58
Yamaganda12:21 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:19
Varjyam06:16 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:19 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:58 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:19 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-54
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-19898.73
Julian Day568566.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.1639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.11°
🪷 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 (-48.1639°), declination 15.63°, EoT -1.42 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: -3156-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)