पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 15, 1888 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1945 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1810 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1295
Malayalam Era: 1064
Nanakshahi: 419
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra161.52°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.79°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha83.25°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra93.09°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani106.26°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:33 – 19:16
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:33
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:33 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:33 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:16 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:33 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822368.27
Julian Day2410833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.30°
🪷 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 (22.2959°), declination 21.49°, EoT -5.58 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: 1888-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)