पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 20, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra49.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha150.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra157.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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)00:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 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 Kāla15:38 – 17:15
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:00
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847605.27
Julian Day2436070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.84°
🪷 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 (23.2612°), declination 12.59°, 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: 1957-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)