पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 1946 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।

"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	90.05°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	109.95°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.13°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	173.45°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	99.83°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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)	03:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:07 – 10:44
Yamaganda	13:58 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla	05:53 – 07:30
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:30 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:07 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:44 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:21 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:58 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:35 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:12 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:49 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:12 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:35 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:58 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:44 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:07 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:30 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 77.6737°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843591.27
Julian Day	2432056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.63°

🪷 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 (23.1076°), declination 11.37°, 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: 1946-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)