पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 26, 1942 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.12°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra307.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha149.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra108.65°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani49.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:21
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 Labha05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842132.27
Julian Day2430597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.09°
🪷 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 (23.0518°), declination 10.70°, EoT -1.42 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: 1942-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)