पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 4, 1889 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.50°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.93°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha106.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.78°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra67.01°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani120.70°SiṃhaMaghā 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)12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
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 Kāla17:26 – 19:06
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:26
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:44 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:06 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:26 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822753.27
Julian Day2411218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.20°
🪷 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 (22.3107°), declination 17.25°, 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: 1889-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)