पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 31, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra40.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha160.64°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra151.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani202.72°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:30
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:57 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825337.27
Julian Day2413802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4095°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.70°
🪷 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 (22.4095°), declination 8.53°, EoT 0.15 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: 1896-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)