पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 28, 3193 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 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3135
Śaka Saṁvat: -3270
Bengali Saṁvat: -3785
Malayalam Era: -4016
Nanakshahi: -4661
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.83°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.54°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha176.30°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra233.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:23
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Kāla05:44 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:56 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:17 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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-90
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-33045.73
Julian Day555419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.6667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.71°
🪷 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 (-48.6667°), declination 15.08°, EoT -0.81 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: -3192-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)