पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 16, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.15°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.78°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha104.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra142.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani248.04°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:19 – 18:57
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:19
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:28 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:02 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:19 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:57 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:19 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:02 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:28 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848331.27
Julian Day2436796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.19°
🪷 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 (23.2889°), declination 14.03°, EoT -3.97 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: 1959-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)