पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 25, 1947 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 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.15°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra189.07°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha84.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.11°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra87.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani108.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 09:02
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843926.27
Julian Day2432391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.16°
🪷 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 (23.1205°), declination 19.87°, EoT -6.18 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: 1947-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)