पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 18, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.89°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha128.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra77.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani123.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:23
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:55 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:51 (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 Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844316.27
Julian Day2432781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.25°
🪷 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 (23.1354°), declination 13.19°, EoT -3.53 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: 1948-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)