पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 7, 1891 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.28 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।

ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः।।7.28।।
"7.28 But those who act righteously, in whom sin has been destroyed, who are free from the infatuation of the conflicting emotions, they worship Me with firm resolution." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra300.62°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.37°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha253.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani157.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:49
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:57 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:16 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:16 – 06:57 (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 Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823608.27
Julian Day2412073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.18°
🪷 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 (22.3434°), declination -22.56°, EoT 7.72 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: 1891-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)