पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 16, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.54°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra159.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha76.38°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.36°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra94.80°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani201.10°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:50
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:42
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:50 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:16 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:33 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:50 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825291.27
Julian Day2413756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.48°
🪷 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 (22.4077°), declination 21.32°, EoT -5.68 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: 1896-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)