पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · August 15, 1966 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 6.15 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।

शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।।
"6.15 Thus keeping his mind always in communion with Me, and with his thoughts subdued, he shall attain that Peace which is mine and which will lead him to liberation at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.39°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.97°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha100.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.19°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra96.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani336.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:41
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:49 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:19 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:58 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:19 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850887.27
Julian Day2439352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.93°
🪷 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 (23.3867°), declination 14.25°, EoT -4.18 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: 1966-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)