पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 12, 1891 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 4.29 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।

प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः।।4.29।।
"4.29 There are some who practise control of the Vital Energy and govern the subtle forces of Prana and Apana, thereby sacrificing their Prana unto Apana, or their Apana unto Prana." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra197.23°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha145.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra108.01°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani144.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:27 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:24
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:00 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823491.27
Julian Day2411956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.21°
🪷 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 (22.3389°), declination 15.12°, EoT -4.74 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: 1891-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)