पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 31, 1949 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra174.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.80°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha109.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra132.86°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani132.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:09
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:47 – 17:28
Varjyam06:15 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:41 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:47 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:09 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:47 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844663.27
Julian Day2433128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.29°
🪷 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 (23.1486°), declination 18.39°, EoT -6.07 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: 1949-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)