पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 5, 1949 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 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.14°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra243.77°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.12°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha119.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani133.15°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:05
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844668.27
Julian Day2433133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.49°
🪷 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 (23.1488°), declination 17.11°, EoT -5.70 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: 1949-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)