पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 23, 1888 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.27°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra275.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.70°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha82.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra102.94°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani107.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:49
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:38 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:31 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:31 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822376.27
Julian Day2410841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.19°
🪷 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 (22.2963°), declination 20.03°, EoT -6.13 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: 1888-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)