पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 3222 BCE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3164
Śaka Saṁvat: -3299
Bengali Saṁvat: -3814
Malayalam Era: -4045
Nanakshahi: -4690
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.35°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra181.51°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.57°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha204.92°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani327.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:21 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:22
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-43646.73
Julian Day544818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.15°
🪷 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 (-49.0721°), declination 17.66°, EoT -3.05 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: -3221-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)