पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 28, 1931 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra309.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.67°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha146.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.84°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra128.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani264.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:08
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

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 Chala05:55 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:55 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838116.27
Julian Day2426581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.19°
🪷 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 (22.8982°), declination 10.12°, EoT -0.81 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: 1931-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)