पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 18, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.74°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra143.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha75.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.11°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra61.53°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani45.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:43
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:17
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:33 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:33 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842093.27
Julian Day2430558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.33°
🪷 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 (23.0504°), declination 21.17°, EoT -5.86 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: 1942-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)