पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 28, 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 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.00°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra321.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.95°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha100.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra109.58°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani201.20°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:29
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:07
Varjyam06:14 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:40 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:48 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:48 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825303.27
Julian Day2413768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4082°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.76°
🪷 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 (22.4082°), declination 18.92°, EoT -6.17 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: 1896-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)