पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 4, 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 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.74°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra65.91°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.08°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha93.03°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra117.74°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani108.82°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:24
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:06 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:26 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822388.27
Julian Day2410853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.2967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.37°
🪷 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 (22.2967°), declination 17.18°, EoT -5.79 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: 1888-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)