पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 1956 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha149.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra79.01°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani213.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:38
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 Amṛta05:52 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847240.27
Julian Day2435705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.17°
🪷 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 (23.2472°), declination 12.52°, EoT -3.05 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: 1956-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)