पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 25, 3209 BCE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.26 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।

तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः।।9.26।।
"9.26 Whatever a man offers to Me, whether it be a leaf, or a flower, or fruit, or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.26'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.97°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra168.93°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha209.08°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani152.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:40
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:41
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:22 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:40 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:40 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:22 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38892.73
Julian Day549572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.96°
🪷 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 (-48.8903°), declination 16.02°, EoT -1.71 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: -3208-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)