पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 1886 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1943 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1808 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1293
Malayalam Era: 1062
Nanakshahi: 417
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.64°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra2.29°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.97°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.38°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra99.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani86.30°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
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: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 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 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 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 – 05:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4988
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821673.27
Julian Day2410138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.75°
🪷 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 (22.2694°), declination 12.54°, 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: 1886-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)