पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 24, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.6 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते।।12.6।।
"12.6 Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.6'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.35°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra106.76°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha152.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.13°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra162.13°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani224.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:31
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla05:54 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847609.27
Julian Day2436074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.17°
🪷 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 (23.2613°), declination 11.26°, EoT -1.99 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: 1957-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)