पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 30, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra315.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.77°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha136.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.17°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra166.77°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani258.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:08
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827161.27
Julian Day2415626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.13°
🪷 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 (22.4793°), declination 9.33°, EoT -0.18 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: 1901-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)