पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 21, 1885 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra254.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha148.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra156.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani73.81°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4987
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821309.27
Julian Day2409774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.49°
🪷 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 (22.2554°), declination 12.13°, EoT -2.80 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: 1885-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)