पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 15, 1952 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.95°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra57.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.20°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha115.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra133.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani168.59°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:06
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:57 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:49 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845774.27
Julian Day2434239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.15°
🪷 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 (23.1911°), declination 14.13°, EoT -4.18 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: 1952-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)