पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 21, 1962 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha144.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati316.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra170.32°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani283.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 17:15
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:00
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 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 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:37 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:37 – 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 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849432.27
Julian Day2437897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.85°
🪷 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 (23.3310°), declination 12.33°, EoT -2.80 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: 1962-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)