पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 11, 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.23°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra123.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.87°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha144.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra144.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani72.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:22
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 14:03
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:48 (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 Year4987
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821299.27
Julian Day2409764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.85°
🪷 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 (22.2551°), declination 15.28°, EoT -4.91 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: 1885-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)