पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 23, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.19 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
"14.19 As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra318.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.28°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha96.36°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra64.82°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani21.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:32
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:07
Varjyam06:11 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:37 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:49 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:14 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:49 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841368.27
Julian Day2429833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.34°
🪷 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 (23.0226°), declination 20.14°, EoT -6.13 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: 1940-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)