पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 23, 3209 BCE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3151
Śaka Saṁvat: -3286
Bengali Saṁvat: -3801
Malayalam Era: -4032
Nanakshahi: -4677
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.97°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha208.01°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra230.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani152.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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)02:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:49
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 Kāla15:41 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:01
Varjyam06:15 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

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 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 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 Time

Kali Year-106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38894.73
Julian Day549570.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.99°
🪷 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 (-48.8904°), declination 16.60°, 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: -3208-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)