पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.02°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.09°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha147.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.99°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra123.88°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani264.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:35
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:53 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:49 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 05:53 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838112.27
Julian Day2426577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.10°
🪷 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 (22.8981°), declination 11.50°, EoT -1.99 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: 1931-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)