पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 9, 1960 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra319.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha94.97°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.40°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra126.75°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani260.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:23
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:04
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848690.27
Julian Day2437155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.27°
🪷 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 (23.3027°), declination 15.90°, EoT -5.21 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: 1960-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)