पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 18, 1885 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1942 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1807 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1292
Malayalam Era: 1061
Nanakshahi: 416
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra171.47°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha115.18°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani70.02°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:43
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:17
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Kāla05:35 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:33 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:35 (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 Time

Kali Year4987
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821275.27
Julian Day2409740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.62°
🪷 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 (22.2541°), declination 21.03°, EoT -5.86 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: 1885-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)