पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 8, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha240.66°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra273.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani213.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 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 Kāla14:49 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:35 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:30
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:58 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:17 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:17 – 06:58 (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)1825436.27
Julian Day2413901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.14°
🪷 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 (22.4133°), declination -22.75°, EoT 7.30 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: 1896-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)