पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 17, 1919 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1326
Malayalam Era: 1095
Nanakshahi: 450
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra8.93°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.45°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha118.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.91°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra155.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani128.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:56
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:18
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:50 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:28 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:01 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:56 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:01 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:28 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833722.27
Julian Day2422187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7302°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.98°
🪷 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 (22.7302°), declination 13.82°, EoT -3.75 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: 1919-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)