पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 16, 1888 CE

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BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

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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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	91.58°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	175.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	186.26°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	82.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	216.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	94.32°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	106.39°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:17 – 08:59
Yamaganda	10:42 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla	14:08 – 15:50
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:34 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:17 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:59 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:42 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:25 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:08 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:50 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:16 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:33 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:50 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:25 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:42 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:59 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:17 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1822369.27
Julian Day	2410834.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.2960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.45°

🪷 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 (22.2960°), declination 21.33°, EoT -5.68 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: 1888-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)