पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 1, 1886 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1943 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1808 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1293
Malayalam Era: 1062
Nanakshahi: 417
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha234.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.82°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra227.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani90.46°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:28
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:09
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:53 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:12 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:12 – 06:53 (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 Year4988
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821776.27
Julian Day2410241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.47°
🪷 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 (22.2733°), declination -21.77°, EoT 10.13 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: 1886-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)