पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · May 28, 3219 BCE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3161
Śaka Saṁvat: -3296
Bengali Saṁvat: -3811
Malayalam Era: -4042
Nanakshahi: -4687
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.24°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra188.85°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha109.22°KarkaĀśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.26°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra96.09°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani14.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:58
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:37 – 17:18
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:37 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:58 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:37 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-42634.73
Julian Day545830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0334°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.61°
🪷 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 (-49.0334°), declination 17.52°, EoT 2.89 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: -3218-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)