पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 7, 1956 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.25°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra119.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.83°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha129.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra68.95°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani213.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:24
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:05
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:05 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:24 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:05 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847227.27
Julian Day2435692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.13°
🪷 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 (23.2467°), declination 16.48°, EoT -5.48 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: 1956-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)