पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · June 17, 1887 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1944 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1809 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1294
Malayalam Era: 1063
Nanakshahi: 418
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra11.35°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha85.76°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.73°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani90.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:52
Varjyam05:58 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala05:24 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:24 (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 Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4989
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1821974.27
Julian Day2410439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (22.2809°), declination 23.36°, EoT -0.61 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: 1887-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)