पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 5, 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.65°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.12°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha116.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra119.44°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani201.41°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:05
Yamaganda07:25 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:25
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:05 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:25 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:45 (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 Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825311.27
Julian Day2413776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4085°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.98°
🪷 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 (22.4085°), declination 16.89°, EoT -5.70 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: 1896-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)