पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · June 18, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra66.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha80.66°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra60.96°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani232.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:48
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:48 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:32 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:16 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:32 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:48 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836950.27
Julian Day2425415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.43°
🪷 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 (22.8537°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.82 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: 1928-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)