पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · July 24, 1958 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 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra193.26°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha124.91°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.68°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra69.49°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani237.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:49
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:44
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:13 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847943.27
Julian Day2436408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.24°
🪷 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 (23.2741°), declination 20.01°, EoT -6.16 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: 1958-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)